Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins/Furans and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Free-Range Hen Eggs in Central Italy and Estimated Human Dietary Exposure
| Autor: | Maria Luisa Astolfi, C Acuti Martellucci, M. Vitali, Riccardo Mastrantonio, Leila Fabiani, Maria Elena Flacco, Pasquale Avino, Lamberto Manzoli, F. Castellani, C. Protano |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Castellani F, Manzoli L, Acuti Martellucci C, Flacco ME, Astolfi ML, Fabiani L, Mastrantonio R, Avino P, Protano C, Vitali M |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Range (biology) Socio-culturale Dietary intake Egg contamination Health risk Human exposure Illegal landfill Persistent pollutants Animals Chickens Dibenzofurans Dietary Exposure Female Food Contamination Furans Humans Italy Benzofurans Dioxins Environmental Pollutants Polychlorinated Biphenyls Environmental pollution human exposure 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Microbiology Animal science illegal landfill dietary intake egg contamination health risk persistent pollutants media_common.cataloged_instance European union 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Pollutant Persistent pollutant business.industry Dietary exposure Contamination Food safety Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins Environmental science business Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of food protection. 84(8) |
| ISSN: | 1944-9097 |
| Popis: | The aim of the present study was to evaluate the contamination levels of some classes of persistent organic pollutants in free-range hen eggs and to estimate the related human dietary exposure in a site of national interest, characterized by a serious state of environmental pollution in the Bussi sul Tirino area in central Italy. For these purposes, 17 samples of free-range hen eggs collected in home-producing farms located in the site of national interest territory were analyzed for 17 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), 12 dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs), and 6 non-dioxin-like PCBs (ndl-PCBs). Dietary exposure was assessed assuming a standard consumption of eggs per week. The concentration of ∑PCDD/Fs plus dl-PCBs ranged from 0.463 to 8.028 pg toxic equivalent g-1 fat, whereas the mean contamination level of the ∑ndl-PCBs ranged from 0.234 to 7.741 ng toxic equivalent g-1 fat. PCDD/Fs and PCBs contamination levels were lower than maximum values established by the Commission Regulation (European Union) 1259/2011, except for one sample. The estimated weekly intake, calculated to evaluate the contribution in terms of the monitored pollutants of the locally produced eggs to the diet, was lower than the tolerable weekly intake established by the European Food Safety Authority. HIGHLIGHTS |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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