Environmental and indirect human health risk assessment of the Glofish® Electric Green® tetra and the Glofish® long-fin Electric Green® tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) : a transgenic ornamental fish.: Fs70-6/2018-027E-PDF

"Pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), a notification under the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) (NSNR(O)) was submitted by GloFish LLC to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for a genetically engineered Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (GloFish® Electric Green® Tetra (CGT2016)). Environmental and indirect human health risk assessments were conducted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) that included an analysis of potential hazards, likelihoods of exposure, and associated uncertainties to reach conclusions on risk and to provide science advice to ECCC and Health Canada (HC) to inform their CEPA risk assessment"--Summary, p. 2.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. National Capital Region.
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat.
Title Environmental and indirect human health risk assessment of the Glofish® Electric Green® tetra and the Glofish® long-fin Electric Green® tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) : a transgenic ornamental fish.
Series title Science advisory report, 1919-5087 ; 2018/027
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Évaluation des risques pour l’environnement et des risques indirects pour la santé humaine du tétra GlofishMD Electric GreenMD et du tétra à longues nageoires GlofishMD Electric GreenMD (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) : un poisson d’ornement transgénique.
Caption title.
"National Capital Region."
"June 2018."
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, 2018.
Description 23 p. : col. ill.
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-6/2018-027E-PDF
Subject terms Transgenic fish
Tetras
Environmental risk assessment
Health risk assessment
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