title: Chlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) in blood and human milk of non occupationally exposed persons living in the vicinity of a municipal waste incinerator.
abstract: The concentrations of chlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) in human blood and in milk from non-occupationally exposed persons living in the vicinity of a municipal waste incinerator were determined. As compared to background levels in the general population in Germany the results give no indication of an enhanced body burden of PCDD/F. This is in agreement with earlier investigations in the same area, showing normal background concentrations in soil, fruit and vegetables. In conclusion, no direct health hazard related to PCDD/F-emissions from a local municipal waste incinerator may be expected.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Toxikologie, GSF- Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH, Oberschleissheim, Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deml
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mangelsdorf
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Greim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D001822:Body Burden; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D017745:Incineration / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D018505:Waste Management
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012989:Soil Pollutants