Intake of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) from the Finnish diet

Kimmo Himberg; Anja Hallikainen; Kimmo Louekari

doi:10.1007/BF01185571

Intake of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) from the Finnish diet

Kimmo Himberg
, Anja Hallikainen
, Kimmo Louekari

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Finnish Food Safety Authority
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
VTT (former employee or external)

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Abstract

Concentrations of seven single PCB indicator congeners were measured in 99 food samples. These concentrations were converted into a total PCB content and used for estimating total PCB intake among Finns. The average intake from food is 15 μg/day or 0,25 μ/kg body weight per day, which showed no change during the late 1980s. Approximately half of the intake comes from fish. The composition of the PCB mixture varies a lot in different sample types, which emphasizes the importance of single compound determination.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	126-130
Journal	Zeitschrift fur Lebensmittel -Untersuchung und -Forschung
Volume	196
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01185571
Publication status	Published - 1993
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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