Lecture to offer toxicology report on 杏吧原版 fish

January 21, 2011

Marmian Grimes

Photo courtesy of the Center for 杏吧原版 Native Health Research.
Photo courtesy of the Center for 杏吧原版 Native Health Research.

Stevie Seibert
907-474-5229
1/21/11


Fish are the primary food for many animals in 杏吧原版, including humans. Scientific research has revealed possible contaminates affecting fish in their natural habitats and risks associated with diets rich in fish.

On Jan. 25 at 7 p.m., Todd O鈥橦ara will discuss the well-known health benefits of eating fish, along with the possible hazards. O鈥橦ara, an associate professor of wildlife toxicology at the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology, will present 鈥淗ealthy 杏吧原版: What鈥檚 in Our Fish?鈥 in the Westmark Gold Room. The lecture is the second installment in the Fairbanks portion of 2011 Science for 杏吧原版 Lecture Series.

Science for 杏吧原版 is sponsored by the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks, the UAF Geophysical Institute and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. The series runs on Tuesdays through Feb. 22, 2011 and is free to the public.
Hands-on activities for all ages begin at 6 p.m. inside the Gold Room. Families are welcome.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Todd O鈥橦ara, associate professor of wildlife toxicology, 907-474-1838, or tmohara@alaska.edu. Marmian Grimes, UAF public information officer, at 907-474-7902 or via e-mail at marmian.grimes@alaska.edu.

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