Assessment of the chemical contamination in home-produced eggs in Belgium: General overview of the CONTEGG study
| Autor: | Marie-Louise Scippo, Leo Goeyens, Isabelle Windal, Maaike Bilau, Adrian Covaci, N. Waegeneers, Emmanuel Kossi Tangni, L. Boxus, Xavier Gellynck, Vincent Hanot, Luc Pussemier, H. De Steur, Isabelle Sioen, I. Van Overmeire, Gauthier Eppe |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Analytical and Environmental Chemistry |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Pollution
Environmental Engineering media_common.quotation_subject Food Contamination Dioxins Feces Soil Food chain Belgium eggs Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers Hydrocarbons Chlorinated Animals Humans Environmental Chemistry Pesticides Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Waste Management and Disposal Sampling methodology Biology media_common Waste management Organochlorine pesticide Soil classification Mycotoxins Contamination Polychlorinated Biphenyls Soil contamination Environmental science Environmental Pollutants Female Seasons Chickens Food contaminant |
| Zdroj: | The science of the total environment |
| ISSN: | 0048-9697 |
| Popis: | This overview paper describes a study conducted for the Belgian Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment during 20062007. Home-produced eggs from Belgian private owners of hens were included in a large study aiming to determine concentration levels of various environmental contaminants. By means of the analyses of soil samples and of kitchen waste samples, obtained from the same locations, an investigation towards the possible sources of contaminants was possible. Eggs, soils, faeces and kitchen waste samples were checked for the presence of dioxins, PCBs (including dioxin-like PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, trace elements, PAHs, brominated flame retardants and mycotoxins. The study design, sampling methodology and primary conclusions of the study are given. It was found that in some cases dioxin-like compounds were present at levels that are of concern for the health of the egg consumers. Therefore, measures to limit their contamination in eggs, produced by hens of private owners, were proposed and deserve further attention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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