title: Intake of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) from the Finnish diet.
abstract: Concentrations of seven single PCB indicator congeners were measured in 99 food samples. These concentrations were converted into a total PCB content and used for estimating total PCB intake among Finns. The average intake from food is 15 micrograms/day or 0.25 mu/kg body weight per day, which showed no change during the late 1980s. Approximately half of the intake comes from fish. The composition of the PCB mixture varies a lot in different sample types, which emphasizes the importance of single compound determination.
authors.affiliation: Technical Research Centre of Finland, Food Research Laboratory, Espoo.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Himberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hallikainen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Louekari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000032:analysis; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D004435:Eating; D004531:Eggs / Q000032:analysis; D005387:Finland; D005399:Fishes; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls