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| Title: | Environmental Justice and Fish Consumption Advisories on the Detroit River |
| Authors: | Kalkirtz, Victoria
Martinez, Michelle
Teague, Alexandria |
| Keywords: | detroit river
fish consumption advisories |
| Issue Date: | 4-Aug-2008 |
| Abstract: | The Detroit River serves as a source of recreation, food, transportation and is an international
demarcation. Decades of industrial and municipal pollution have threatened this valuable
resource, particularly for those that are dependent on it for a food source. As Detroit, MI and
Windsor, Ontario jointly govern this waterway, both communities were examined as a part
of this study. The demographics of these communities are varied, with those living in
Detroit predominantly African American. We sought to determine if fish consumption
advisories are indeed an environmental justice issue; whether the most vulnerable
populations receive and utilize this information; if contaminated fish consumption
contributes to food insecurity; and how public information provided by institutions
influences anglers. To accomplish this, we conducted creel surveys of anglers on the
Canadian and US sides of the Detroit River to look at comparative aspects of jurisdictional
boundaries affecting the attitudes, knowledge and beliefs of risks of fish consumption and
contamination. Our results and conclusions reflect and highlight the environmental injustice
surrounding fish consumption and the status of fish advisories. |
| Appears in Collections: | Dissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's)
Natural Resources and Environment, School of (SNRE)
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