title: Dietary exposure to non-dioxin-like PCBs of different population groups in Austria.
abstract: The dietary exposure to the sum of the six indicator PCBs (Σ6 PCBs; PCB 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, and 180) across different Austrian population groups was assessed in this study by combining data on occurrence from food of the Austrian market (n=157) analysed during 2006-2011 with national food consumption data. The most contaminated food group was meat, poultry, game and offal with average levels of ndl-PCBs of 5.20 ng g(-1) fat. In fish and fish products and eggs, mean concentrations of 3.89 ng g(-1) fresh weight (fw) and 4.00 ng g(-1) fat, respectively, were found. In milk and dairy products average concentrations ranged from 3.07 to 4.44 ng g(-1) fat. The mean dietary intake of Σ6 PCBs was estimated to be 3.37 ng kg(-1) bw d(-1) for children (6-15 years old), 3.19 ng kg(-1) bw d(-1) for women (19-65 years) and 2.64 ng kg(-1) bw d(-1) for men (19-65 years). In all three population groups, milk and dairy products was the major contributing food group to the total dietary intake (50-55%) followed by fish and fish products (23-27%). The exposure of all Austrian population groups is well below the tolerable daily intake (TDI) of 10 ng kg(-1) bw d(-1) proposed by WHO, accounting for 34% in children, 32% in women and 26% in men.
authors.affiliation: Risk Assessment, Data & Statistics, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: daniela.mihats@ages.at.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mihats
authors.affiliation: Organic Analysis, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moche
authors.affiliation: Institute for Food Safety Innsbruck, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prean
authors.affiliation: Risk Assessment, Data & Statistics, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rauscher-Gabernig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000032:analysis; D004032:Diet; D004531:Eggs / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005396:Fish Products / Q000032:analysis; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry; D019055:No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls
keywords: Dietary exposure; Food; Non-dioxin-like PCBs; Occurrence