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herring

Any of various marine fishes belonging to the herring family, but especially the important food fish Clupea harengus. A silvered greenish blue, it swims close to the surface, and may be 25–40 cm/10–16 in long. Herring travel in schools several kilometres long and wide. They are found in large quantities off the east coast of North America, and the shores of northeastern Europe. Overfishing and pollution have reduced their numbers. (Family Clupeidae.)



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An earlier Swedish study showed that commercial fishermen with a high consumption of contaminated fish (several times per week or day), such as Baltic herring and salmon, have higher plasma concentrations of PCBs and DDT/DDE than do individuals reporting low or normal fish consumption (Asplund et al.
Organochlorines in Swedish women: determinants of serum ... by Weiderpass, Elisabete / Environmental Health Perspectives
Though most of the studies tested laboratory animals, a few looked at the suppression of immunity in wildlife-such as harbor seals that had eaten Baltic herring tainted with high concentrations of organochlorines (SN: 7/2/94, p.
Pesticides may challenge human immunity by Raloff, Janet / Science News
About 75% of the total fish catch in Finland comes from the Baltic Sea, with Baltic herring representing the major catch (4).
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls in ... by Tuomisto, Jouko / Environmental Health Perspectives
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