Monitoring dioxins and PCBs in eggs as sensitive indicators for environmental pollution and global contaminated sites and recommendations for reducing and controlling releases and exposure

Petrlik, Jindrich; Bell, Lee; DiGangi, Joe; Allo'o, Serge Molly Allo'o; Kuepouo, Gilbert; Ochola, Griffins Ochieng; Grechko, Valeriya; Jelinek, Nikola; Strakova, Jitka; Skalsky, Martin; Ismawati, Yuyun; Hogarh, Jonathan N.; Akortia, Eric; Adu-Kumi, Sam; Teebthaisong, Akarapon; Carcamo, Maria; Beeler, Bjorn; Behnisch, Peter; Baitinger, Claudia; Herold, Christine; Weber, Roland

doi:10.1016/j.emcon.2022.05.001

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“…Greater quantities of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) were found in chicken meat and eggs than in the soil in which the hens foraged [78]. Cows also exhibit the same bioaccumulation [79]. Other research found that the concentration of dioxins and furans in cows' milk from cows grazing near incinerators was higher than in cows grazing further away from incinerators [80].…”

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A Review of the Impact That Healthcare Risk Waste Treatment Technologies Have on the Environment

Zikhathile

Atagana

Bwapwa

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Health-Care Risk Waste (HCRW) treatment protects the environment and lives. HCRW is waste from patient diagnostics, immunization, surgery, and therapy. HCRW must be treated before disposal since it pollutes, spreads illnesses, and causes harm. However, waste treatment increases the healthcare sector’s carbon footprint, making the healthcare sector a major contributor to anthropogenic climate change. This is because treating HCRW pollutes the environment and requires a lot of energy. Treating HCRW is crucial, but its risks are not well-studied. Unintentionally, treating HCRW leads to climate change. Due to frequent climate-related disasters, present climate-change mitigation strategies are insufficient. All sectors, including healthcare, must act to mitigate and prevent future harms. Healthcare can reduce its carbon footprint to help the environment. All contributing elements must be investigated because healthcare facilities contribute to climate change. We start by evaluating the environmental impact of different HCRW treatment technologies and suggesting strategies to make treatments more sustainable, cost-effective, and reliable to lower the carbon footprint.

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Section: Environmental Impact Of Hcrw Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of the Impact That Healthcare Risk Waste Treatment Technologies Have on the Environment

Zikhathile

Atagana

Bwapwa

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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“…Previous papers have proved that eggs from free-range or organic, compared to cage production, are a bigger source of POPs (Roszko et al 2014;Pajurek et al 2019;Mikolajczyk et al 2022). Data from various parts of the world indicates that freerange eggs contribute significantly to the PCDD/F/DL-PCB dietary intake (Hsu et al 2010;Van Overmeire et al 2011;Lambiase et al 2017;Weber et al 2018;Kudryavtseva et al 2020;Petrlik et al 2022).…”

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Engine oil from agricultural machinery as a source of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in free-range hens

Pajurek

Mikołajczyk

Warenik-Bany

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Free-range hens spend most of their lives outdoors, resulting in their heavy exposure to environmental pollutants such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs), and non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (NDL-PCBs). We present a case of contamination of free-range eggs that is previously unreported in the literature. The aim of our study was a source investigation after finding a high level of PCDD/Fs in samples of eggs from one of the inspected farms. Samples of hens’ eggs, muscles, and livers and the feeds and soils were analyzed. The results showed that the soil samples taken from the paddock contained high concentrations of PCDD/Fs and DL-PCBs expressed as toxic equivalents (TEQ) (72.9 ± 18.2 pg WHO-TEQ g−1 dry mas (d.m.)) and a high concentration of NDL-PCBs (207 ± 46.9 ng g−1 d.m.). The investigation found that the cause of the soil contamination was oil leaking from the farm’s tractor engine. The oil contained very high concentrations of PCDD/F and DL-PCBs (1013 ± 253 pg WHO-TEQ g−1 oil) and 5644 ng g−1 of NDL-PCBs. The source of the contamination was confirmed by the similarity of the PCDD/F and PCB profiles in the hen eggs and the soil contaminated by engine oil. The dietary intake of toxins resulting from consumption of the eggs is provided. For children, the consumption of contaminated eggs would result in an intake of double the tolerable weekly intake (TWI), while for adults, it would be approx. 60–70% of TWI.

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“…Plastic packaging waste export (including non-household waste) usually occurs after a certain degree of separate collection (and sometimes partial sorting), i. e., 25% of the sorted bales are sent to countries outside EU27+3, as suggested by Antonopoulos et al (2021). The plastic waste treatment of the exported waste at their final destinations (e.g., to Southeast Asia or African countries) is poorly reported, however it is a combination of recycling parts of it, with illegal dumping, unsanitary landfill, or open burning of residues (Tran, 2018;Wang, 2014;Liang et al, 2021;Petrlik et al, 2019;Chen et al, 2021;Lasaridi et al, 2018;Lase et al, 2021).…”

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“…Several studies have shown that plastic waste can be legally or illegally exported to countries like Turkey, Malaysia, Vietnam, Ghana, Nigeria, Argentina, etc. (Tran, 2018;Wang, 2014;Liang et al, 2021;Petrlik et al, 2019;Chen et al, 2021).…”

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How Much Can Chemical Recycling Contribute to Plastic Waste Recycling in Europe? An Assessment Using Material Flow Analysis Modeling

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Caro³

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SSRN Journal

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Monitoring dioxins and PCBs in eggs as sensitive indicators for environmental pollution and global contaminated sites and recommendations for reducing and controlling releases and exposure

Cited by 28 publications

References 127 publications

A Review of the Impact That Healthcare Risk Waste Treatment Technologies Have on the Environment

A Review of the Impact That Healthcare Risk Waste Treatment Technologies Have on the Environment

Engine oil from agricultural machinery as a source of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in free-range hens

How Much Can Chemical Recycling Contribute to Plastic Waste Recycling in Europe? An Assessment Using Material Flow Analysis Modeling

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