THE DUTCH PCB DIOXIN STUDY - CONTENTS OF DIOXINS, PLANAR AND OTHER PCBS IN HUMAN-MILK FROM THE ROTTERDAM AND GRONINGEN AREA

In two areas (Groningen and Rotterdam): individual human milk samples (24 hr.) were obtained 10 and 42 days after delivery from about 200 mo thers. In all samples non-planar PCBs, including some mono-orthochlori ne substituted PCBs were determined. All first samples, and a smaller number of the second samples were analysed for dioxins and coplanar PC Bs. The obtained results are in the same order of magnitude as earlier Dutch results and do in general not differ from the situation in neig hbouring countries. No differences could be observed between the analy tical results of both areas.