Residues of dioxin in egg samples collected from west zone of India.
The residues of the congeners of dioxin and furan have been identified in the egg samples collected from the western zone of the India. The samples were collected from the chicken grown in sites where Municipal Corporation incinerates the municipal and hazardous wastes. All the samples showed the presence of the residues of PCDDs/Fs. The mean TEQ of dioxin and furan were 7.10 pg/g and 0.39 pg/g respectively.
Kashyap
Rekha
R
Division of Pesticide Toxicology, National Institute of Occupational Health, (Indian Council of Medical Research), Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad 380 016, India. rekhasadhu@yahoo.co.in
Bhatnagar
Vijay
V
Sadhu
Harsiddha G
HG
Arora
Bhavana
B
Jhamb
Nisha
N
Karanjkar
Rupal
R
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004147:Dioxins / Q000032:analysis*; D004531:Eggs / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D017745:Incineration; D007194:India; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D012037:Refuse Disposal
D004147:Dioxins; D010573:Pesticide Residues