| Dietary intake estimations of organohalogen contaminants (dioxins, PCB, PBDE and chlorinated pesticides, e.g. DDT) based on Swedish market basket data. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 16730400 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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By use of a Swedish Market basket study from 1999, in which foods were sampled from four regions, the dietary intake of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) was assessed. Based on earlier data, six food groups (fish, meat, dairy products, egg, fats/oils, and pastries; comprising 52 food items) were selected for POP analyses. Homogenates from these six groups were subjected to POP analyses and levels presented on dioxins (PCDD/PCDFs), dioxin-like PCBs, PCB-153, summation operatorPCBs, BDE-47, summation operatorPBDEs, DDE, summation operatorDDTs, HCB, summation operatorHCHs, and summation operatorchlordanes, after adjusting non-quantified levels to 1/2 LOQ. For all compounds, the fish homogenate contained the comparatively highest levels, on a fresh weight basis. Intake calculations based on the six food groups showed that summation operatorPCBs and summation operatorDDTs gave per capita intakes of 615 and 523 ng/day, respectively, that the estimated summation operatorPBDE intake was 51 ng/day and that of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs was 96 pg WHO-TEQ/day. The estimated mean intakes were below (total-TEQ: 1.3 pg/kgbw/day) or well below (summation operatorDDTs: 8.9 ng/kgbw/day) internationally agreed intake limits (total-TEQ: 2 pg/kgbw/day; summation operatorDDTs: 10,000 ng/kgbw/day). A number of uncertainty factors, including analytical limitations due to low POP levels in food, give reason for caution in the use of the presented intake data. However, the intake estimations of dioxins, summation operatorPCBs and summation operatorPBDEs are well in accordance to calculations of POP intakes in Sweden made by alternate methods. |
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Authors:
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P O Darnerud; S Atuma; M Aune; R Bjerselius; A Glynn; K Petersson Grawé; W Becker |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-04-06 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association Volume: 44 ISSN: 0278-6915 ISO Abbreviation: Food Chem. Toxicol. Publication Date: 2006 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-07-10 Completed Date: 2006-09-28 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8207483 Medline TA: Food Chem Toxicol Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1597-606 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Toxicology Division, National Food Administration, P.O. Box 622, SE-751 26 Uppsala, Sweden. per.ola.darnerud@slv.se |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Diet* Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollutants / analysis* Food Analysis* Food Contamination / analysis* Humans Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / analysis* Sweden |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Environmental Pollutants; 0/Hydrocarbons, Halogenated |
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