High levels of dioxin-like PCBs found in organic-farmed eggs caused by coating materials of asbestos-cement fiber plates: A case study

Environment International

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-78

  Winkler, Jörg ^a  

^a Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asbestos cement plates; Dl PCB; DR CALUX bioassay; Organic farmed eggs; PCDD F

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS CEMENT; COATINGS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLATING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; ROOFS; SOIL CEMENT;

CHLORINATED CONGENERS; DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS; HIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC-FARMED EGGS; PCB CONGENER PATTERNS; PCDD/F; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ASBESTOS; CEMENT; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; LUCIFERASE; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ASBESTOS; BIOASSAY; CEMENT; DIOXIN; EGG; PCB; PCDD; PCDF;

ARTICLE; ASBESTOS CEMENT COVER PLATE; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENERAL DEVICE; HEN; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIPOPHILICITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC FOOD; POLLUTANT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ASBESTOS; CEMENT; PLATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ASBESTOS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DIOXINS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD, ORGANIC; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LUCIFERASES; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 84927772390     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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