Levels of dioxins, dibenzofurans, PCB and DDE congeners in pooled food samples collected in 1995 at supermarkets across the United States

Schecter, Arnold; Cramer, P.H.; Boggess, Kathy; Stanley, J.S.; Olson, James R.

doi:10.1016/s0045-6535(97)00440-2

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“…Davis and Melina 2014, 72-80). As many toxic substances accumulate inside the bodies of animals, vegan diets also tend to have lower levels of many toxic substances, including biodegradation-resistant organic environmental pollutants, such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), as well as of toxic heavy metals, such as mercury (Schecter et al 1997;O'Neill 2010, 201).…”

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Animal (De)liberation: Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?

Deckers

2016

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Animal (De)liberation: Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?

Deckers

2016

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“…Because of their ability to biomagnify through the food chain and our relative topmost position in the food chain, the occurrence of PCBs in various types of food has been widely studied. Dietary intake with meal, sh and milk has been identi ed as the principal route of human exposure to PCBs (Jan and Adamic, 1991;Kannan et al, 1994;Ocker and Eich, 1992;Schecter et al, 1997;Theelen et al, 1993). However, The plant is the rst link in the food chain.…”

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Movement and Retention of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in a Paddy Field of WenTai Area in China

Chu

Meng

et al. 2002

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are classi ed as priority pollutants by environmental agencies. A eld investigation on polychlorinated biphenyls movement and retention in paddy eld was conducted during 1993, 1997 and 1999 at the WenTai area. Soil, air and rice samples were analyzed. PCB concentrations in the soil showed a reducing trend with respect to time and depth. Most of the di-, tri-, and tetra-chlorinated PCB congeners showed signi cant decreases during the period, while the more highly chlorinated PCBs were more persistent in soil. The results of eld investigation data showed that even though 6 years the PCB concentrations in two elds were far from reaching uniform. In addition, rice grown in the eld appeared somewhat contamination by PCBs, but it was not likely subjected to concentrating PCBs from contaminated soil signi cantly. It was shown that the PCB concentrations in rice samples were not directly proportional to their concentrations in soil. Principal component analysis was performed with the standardized relative abundance of PCBs in the samples. All these observations indicated that the pattern of PCBs in soil cannot be considered to re ect the original pollution source.

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“…Despite the diminished environmental presence of DDT over the last 30 years, DDE (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene) metabolites are still commonly detected (Adeshina and Todd 1991;Brown 1997;Hellou et al 1995;Schecter et al 1997). DDE is a breakdown product of DDT, a recognized endocrine system modulator.…”

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In ovo exposure to o,p -DDE affects sexual development but not sexual differentiation in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes).

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Villalobos

Meadows

et al. 2003

Environ Health Perspect

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Despite being banned in many countries, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD) continue to be found in fish tissues at concentrations of concern. Like o,p -DDT, o,p -DDE is estrogenic and is believed to exert its effects through binding to the estrogen receptor. The limited toxicologic data for o,p -DDE suggest that it decreases fecundity and fertility of fishes. We conducted an egg injection study using the d-rR strain of medaka and environmentally relevant concentrations of o,p -DDE to examine its effects on sexual differentiation and development. The gonads of exposed fish showed no evidence of sex reversal or intersex. However, other gonad abnormalities occurred in exposed individuals. Females exhibited few vitellogenic oocytes and increased atresia. Male testes appeared morphologically normal but were very small. Gonadosomatic index values for both sexes were lower for exposed fish. Our observations of abnormal female and very small male gonads after in ovo o,p -DDE exposure may be indicative of effects on early endocrine processes important for normal ovarian and testicular development.

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Levels of dioxins, dibenzofurans, PCB and DDE congeners in pooled food samples collected in 1995 at supermarkets across the United States

Cited by 97 publications

References 11 publications

Animal (De)liberation: Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?

Animal (De)liberation: Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?

Movement and Retention of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in a Paddy Field of WenTai Area in China

In ovo exposure to o,p -DDE affects sexual development but not sexual differentiation in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes).

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