Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Alaska Cohort

Centre	University at Albany
Contact	Pamela Miller Principal Investigator Alaska Community Action on Toxics pamela@akaction.org David O. Carpenter Principal Investigator University at Albany dcarpenter@albany.edu
Description of Cohort	Residents of Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Alaska, a community of about 1,400 adults and children.
Location of Cohort	Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Alaska
Chemicals/Exposures Studied	Polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorinated pesticides, brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated compounds
Health or Social Effects Studied	Cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Samples Collected	Serum, house dust, local fish, local subsistence foods
Questionnaires	Yes
Key Findings	The population is highly exposed to POPs due primarily to a diet rich in marine mammal fat