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

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.021

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

Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBU
Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University Amsterdam
Norwegian Institute for Water Research NIVA
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health
The Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI)
extern

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	656-667
Number of pages	12
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	551-552
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.021
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2016
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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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Polder, A., Müller, M. B., Brynildsrud, O. B., de Boer, J., Hamers, T., Kamstra, J. H., Lie, E., Mdegela, R. H., Moberg, H., Nonga, H. E., Sandvik, M., Skaare, J. U., & Lyche, J. L. (2016). 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. Science of the Total Environment, 551-552, 656-667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.021

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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. / Polder, A.; Müller, M.B.; Brynildsrud, O.B. et al.
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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

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