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Traditional Foods and Contaminant Exposure Assessment
1.
How often do you consume lhuk (fish), dee-lhat (mussels), t'uu-she (clams), or lat (seaweed) in a typical week?
Never
1-2 times
3-4 times
5-6 times
Daily
2.
What type of foods do you consume most frequently?
Lat (Seaweed)
Met-'e (Razor clam); when fishery is open
Dee-lhat (California mussel)
Sa'-lhk'l (Horseneck clam)
Lhvmsr (Smelt)
Daa~-xvt-luu-k'e' (Chinook salmon)
Tii~-sli~ (Steelhead)
Other (please specify)
3.
Select all types of foods you consume regularly. Select all that apply.
Lat (Seaweed)
Met-'e (Razor clam); when fishery is open
Dee-lhat (California mussel)
Sa'-lhk'l (Horseneck clam)
Lhvmsr (Smelt)
Daa~-xvt-luu-k'e' (Chinook salmon)
Tii~-sli~ (Steelhead)
4.
Out of the species that you consume regularly, please specify which ones are typically harvested locally (Del Norte/Curry County):
Lat (Seaweed)
Met-'e (Razor clam); when fishery is open
Dee-lhat (Californa mussel)
Sa'-lhk'I (Horseneck clam)
Lhvmsr (Smelt)
Daa~-xvt-luu-k'e' (Chinook salmon)
Tii~-sli~ (Steelhead)
5.
Which of the following contaminants are you aware of in your food? Select all that apply.
Mercury
PCBs
Pesticides
PFAS
PBDEs
None of the above
6.
How interested are you in learning more about reducing exposure to food contaminants?
Not interested
Slightly interested
Moderately interested
Very interested
Extremely interested
The following questions are solely intended to assess individual risk of contaminants. Risk varies significantly due to sex, age and weight.
7.
What is your assigned sex at birth?
Female
Male
8.
What is your age range?
1-17
18-49
50+
9.
What is your current weight (in pounds)?