Methlymercury Contamination and High-Risk Fish Consumption (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783639051537)

Seafood consumption has drawn the attention of researchers from a variety of disciplines. One of the concerns is whether fish consumption is healthy or risky. While fish is considered a component of a healthy diet, the EPA and FDA issued advisories regarding the consumption of certain species of fish due to possibility of methylmercury contamination. Using a sample of people living in the coastal counties of Alabama and Mississippi who engage in recreational fishing, this study uses multi-variate analysis to assess the effects of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal variables on high-risk fish consumption. Previous research has revealed phenomenon known as the white male effect, which is associated with risky behavior. Our study shows that white males in the deep-South are indeed more likely than women and African-Americans to consume high- risk fish. We also find that that knowledge of government risk advisories regarding methylmercury and fish con-sumption actually increases, rather than decreases, the consumption of high-risk fish.

Author: Mary Felicia Woerner,J. Steven Picou,C. Kenneth Hudson
ISBN-10: 363905153X
ISBN-13: 9783639051537
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
Language: English
Published: 09/25/2008
Pages: 84
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d