title: [Chemical and effect-related analysis of dioxins and dioxinlike PCB's].
abstract: Dioxins and dioxinlike PCBs are high toxic and persistent compounds. They accumulate in the feed and food chain. Because of their occurrence in a very low concentration range, the established requirements for analytical methods are restrictive. Commission Directive 2002/69/EC of 26 July 2002 lays down sampling methods and methods of analysis for the official control of dioxins and dioxinlike PCBs in foodstuff. Confirmatory methods are high resolution gas chromatography/high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS). Screening methods could be used to select samples with significant levels of dioxins. Bioassay--for example the EROD-Bioassay--can be used as a screening method.
authors.affiliation: Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit Lebensmittelinstitut Oldenburg. elke.bruns-weller@laves.niedersachsen.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruns-Weller
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000592:standards; D004147:Dioxins / Q000032:analysis*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004147:Dioxins; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls