csefh - Kinder-Umwelt-Gesundheit

Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook
Chapter 10 - Intake of Fish and Shellfish
associated with these data is that the total amount of fish
reported by respondents included fish from all sources
(e.g., fresh, frozen, canned, domestic, international
origin). The CSFII surveys did not identify the source of
the fish consumed. This type of information may be
relevant for some assessments. It should also be noted
that because these recommendations are based on 1994­
1996, 1998 CSFII data, they may not reflect any recent
changes that may have occurred in consumption patterns.
Recommended values should be selected that are
relevant to the assessment, choosing the appropriate age
groups and source of fish (i.e., freshwater/estuarine,
marine, and total fish). In some cases a different study or
studies may be particularly relevant to the needs of an
assessment, in which case results from that specific study
or studies may be used instead of the recommended
values provided here. For example, it may be
advantageous to use available regional or site-specific
estimates if the assessment targets a particular region or
site. In addition, seasonal, gender, and fish species
variations should be considered when appropriate, if data
are available.
Recommendations are not provided for recreational
marine fish intake, recreational freshwater fish intake, or
intake among Native American children because the
available data are limited to certain geographic areas
and/or tribes and cannot be readily generalized to the U.S.
population as a whole. However, data from two relevant
recreational marine studies (KCA, 1994 and Alcoa, 1998);
two relevant recreational freshwater studies (West et al.,
1989 and Benson et al., 2001); and four Native American
studies (CRITFC, 1994; Toy et al., 1996; Duncan, 2000;
and Polissar et al., 2006) are provided in this chapter.
Assessors may use these data, if appropriate to the
scenarios being assessed. These studies were performed
at various study locations using various age groups of
children.
For recreational marine fish intake, the KCA
(1994) study was conducted in Delaware using the age
groups 0 to 9 years and 10 to 19 years and the Alcoa
(1998) study was conducted in Texas using the age groups