PCB AND PCDD DF CONCENTRATIONS IN EGG AND POULTRY MEAT SAMPLES FROM KNOWN URBAN AND RURAL LOCATIONS IN WALES AND ENGLAND/

Citation
Aa. Lovett et al., PCB AND PCDD DF CONCENTRATIONS IN EGG AND POULTRY MEAT SAMPLES FROM KNOWN URBAN AND RURAL LOCATIONS IN WALES AND ENGLAND/, Chemosphere (Oxford), 37(9-12), 1998, pp. 1671-1685
Citations number
29
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
ISSN journal
0045-6535
Volume
37
Issue
9-12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1671 - 1685
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(1998)37:9-12<1671:PAPDCI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A survey was undertaker of PCB and PCDD/DF congeners in eggs and poult ry meat from a smallholding close to a chemical waste incinerator, oth er sites in the surrounding district, and three rural locations. The c oncentrations from the site close to the incinerator were appreciably greater than those found elsewhere, although the contrast was less mar ked for poultry meat than eggs. All types of poultry produce displayed noticeable variations in congener composition when the samples were g rouped according to geographical origin These results support the view that the environment in which poultry live does influence the PCB and PCDD/DF characteristics of their products. Exposure calculations indi cated that consumption of eggs from the site close to the incinerator would constitute a substantial proportion of recommended daily intakes for such contaminants and at the present time these products are not being eaten. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.