The concentration and distribution of 2,3,7,8-dibenzo-p-dioxins/-furans in chickens.
The concentrations of the 2,3,7,8-Cl substituted dibenzo-p-dioxins/-furans (PCDDs/PCDFs) were determined in the edible tissues of whole chicken fryers and compared with the values found in their abdominal fat. The values are presented both on a whole weight basis and on a lipid adjusted basis for each tissue. While there is a marked difference in the concentration of the 2,3,7,8-dibenzo-p-dioxins in the edible tissues expressed on a whole weight basis, the lipid-adjusted concentrations of the individual dioxins were not statistically different in the various tissues. This validates the use of lipid adjusted concentrations of 2,3,7,8-PCDDs/PCDFs in abdominal fat for the determination of the presence of these compounds in different tissues.
Ferrario
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US Environmental Protection Agency, John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi 39529, USA. ferrario.joseph@epa.gov
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis*; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D005506:Food Contamination; D005895:Gizzard, Avian / Q000737:chemistry; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D012867:Skin / Q000737:chemistry; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D001572:Benzofurans; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins