Dioxins, PCBs, chlorinated pesticides and brominated flame retardants in free-range chicken eggs from peri-urban areas in Arusha, Tanzania: Levels and implications for human health

A. Polder, M.B. Müller, O.B. Brynildsrud, J. de Boer, T. Hamers, J.H. Kamstra, E. Lie, R.H. Mdegela, H. Moberg, H.E. Nonga, M. Sandvik, J.U. Skaare, J.L. Lyche

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Abstract

The environment in the northern part of Tanzania is influenced by rapid population growth, and increased urbanization. Urban agriculture is common and of economic value for low income families. In Arusha, many households sell eggs from free-ranging backyard chicken. In 2011, 159 eggs from different households in five different locations in Arusha were collected, homogenized, pooled into 28 composite samples and analyzed for a wide selection of POPs. Levels of POPs varied widely within and between the locations. The levels of dieldrin and σDDT ranged between 2 and 98,791 and 2 and 324 ng/g lipid weight (lw), respectively. EU MRLs of 0.02 mg/kg dieldrin for eggs were exceeded in 4/28 samples. PCBs, HCHs, chlordanes, toxaphenes and endosulfanes were found at lower frequency and levels. Brominated flame retardants (BFRs), e.g polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromphenoxy)ethane (BTBPE) were present in 100%, 60% and 46% of the composite samples, respectively. Octa-and deca-BDEs were the dominating PBDEs and BDE 209 levels ranged between
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)656-667
Number of pages12
JournalScience of the Total Environment
Volume551-552
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chicken eggs
  • Daily intake
  • Dioxins
  • Free-range
  • POPs
  • Tanzania
  • 1,2 bis(2,4,6 tribromphenoxy)ethane
  • campheclor
  • chlordane
  • deca brominated diphenylether
  • dioxin
  • endosulfan
  • flame retardant
  • hexabromocyclododecane
  • lipid
  • octa brominated diphenylether
  • pesticide
  • polybrominated diphenylether
  • polychlorinated biphenyl derivative
  • unclassified drug
  • article
  • bioassay
  • bromination
  • chemical analysis
  • chemical composition
  • chicken
  • controlled study
  • correlation analysis
  • egg
  • environmental monitoring
  • food contamination
  • health hazard
  • human
  • limit of quantitation
  • nonhuman
  • priority journal
  • provisional tolerable intake
  • reference value
  • risk assessment
  • toxicity
  • urban area
  • World Health Organization

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