Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans in butter from different states in Australia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2001 Australia English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Environmental Science and Pollution Research, volume 8, pages 7-10 (issn: 0944-1344, eissn: 1614-7499,

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Authors: Muller, Jochen F.; Prange, Joelle; Gaus, Caroline; Moore, Michael R.; Papke, Olaf;

doi: 10.1007/bf02987289

pmid: 11360796

handle: 10072/3544

Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans in butter from different states in Australia

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Nine samples of butter from producers in various states of Australia were analysed for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs). Detectable concentrations of 2,3,7,8-chlorine substituted PCDD/Fs were found in all samples. The mean PCDD/F concentration expressed as 2,3,7,8-TCDD equivalents (TEQs) was 0.19 pg TEQ g-1 fat. The highest concentration (0.46 pg TEQ g-1 fat) was observable in a sample from Victoria which is the most densely populated state. Overall the results indicate that PCDD/F concentrations in dairy products from Australia are low in comparison to the levels in dairy products of industrialized countries on the Northern Hemisphere. As expected, this study provides evidence that the environmental and consequently the human body burden of PCDD/Fs to be relatively low in Australia.

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History, Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins, Food Contamination, Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (pcdfs), Dioxins, Pcdfs, C1, Pcdds, Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins (pcdds), heritage and archaeology, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (pcbs), Pcbs, 321299 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified, Research Articles, Benzofurans, Air Pollutants, Australia, Human Exposure, Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated, United States, Environmental sciences, Europe, Biological sciences, Samples, Milk, Chemical sciences, Butter, 730200 Public Health, Dairy Products, Environmental Sciences

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