CHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS (PCDD F) IN BLOOD AND HUMAN-MILK OF NON OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED PERSONS LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF A MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATOR/

Authors
DEML E MANGELSDORF I GREIM H
Citation
E. Deml et al., CHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS (PCDD F) IN BLOOD AND HUMAN-MILK OF NON OCCUPATIONALLY EXPOSED PERSONS LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF A MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATOR/, Chemosphere, 33(10), 1996, pp. 1941-1950
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Chemosphere → ACNP
ISSN journal
00456535
Volume
33
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1941 - 1950
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(1996)33:10<1941:CDAD(F>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The concentrations of chlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PC DD/F) in human blood and in milk from non-occupationally exposed perso ns living in the vicinity of a municipal waste incinerator were determ ined. As compared to background levels in the general population in Ge rmany the results give no indication of an enhanced body burden of PCD D/F. This is in agreement with earlier investigations in the same area , showing normal background concentrations in soil, fruit and vegetabl es. In conclusion, no direct health hazard related to PCDD/F - emissio ns from a local municipal waste incinerator may be expected. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd