ACAT FOIA Repository 188

Document: ACAT FOIA Repository 188, Date Received February 2024
Year: 2001
Page(s): 17
Document Title: Investigation of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Reindeer on St. Lawrence Island
Agency/Organization: ATSDR

Document Summary:
This expoosure investigation explores and reports on the presence of polychlorenated byphenyls (PCBs), polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and organochlorine pesticides in reindeer in the Northeast Cape. The ATSDR found the presence of these contaminants low, and that they would not cause negative impacts on communities consuming large quantities of reindeer meat or fat.