PCB, PCDD and PCDF contamination of food of animal origin as the effect of soil pollution and the cause of human exposure in Brescia

Turrio-Baldassarri, Luigi; Alivernini, Silvia; Carasi, Sergio; Casella, Marialuisa; Fuselli, Sergio; Iacovella, Nicola; Iamiceli, Anna Laura; Rocca, Cinzia La; Scarcella, Carmelo; Battistelli, Chiara Laura

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.002

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“…In particular, dioxin pollution has occurred in Italy, especially in Campania and in industrial areas of Piedmont, Lombardy, Tuscany and Puglia (Biasioli and Ajmone-Marsan, 2007;Ingelido et al, 2009;Turrio-Baldassarri et al, 2009), leading to contamination of dairy milk in sheep, cattle and river buffaloes (Iannuzzi et al, 2004;Perucatti et al, 2006;Cirillo et al, 2008;Esposito et al, 2009). Dioxins are polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, highly toxic and persistent, present at low level in air, soil, water, feed as well as in foods such as dairy products (Matsumura, 2003).…”

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Analysis of plasma indices of redox homeostasis in dairy cows reared in polluted areas of Piedmont (northern Italy)

Spagnuolo

Cigliano

Nebbia

et al. 2012

Science of The Total Environment

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Steel manufacturing is responsible for the emission of pollutants, including dioxins and transition metals, inducing\ud reactive oxygen species generation and DNA damage. Dioxin pollution represents the major cause of milk and\ud dairy product contamination, in Italy, and is associated with oxidative stress-related processes, that may impair\ud health and performance of cows.We evaluated the effect of exposure to different concentrations of pollutants derived\ud from steel manufacturing on blood redox homeostasis of bovine cows. We analyzed two groups of dairy\ud cows (A, B), reared in two different polluted areas, and a control group of cows bred in an industry free area.\ud The extent of exposure to contaminants was defined by measuring dioxin level in bulk milk samples collected\ud from animals of each farm. This level was lower in milk of group A than in group B. Plasma concentrations of\ud retinol, alpha-tocopherol and ascorbate, the total antioxidant capacity, and the activities of superoxide dismutase\ud and glutathione peroxidase were higher in control group than in exposed groups. In particular, retinol and\ud tocopherol levelswere higher in the groupwith lower milk dioxin level. Plasma titers of protein-bound carbonyls\ud (PC), nitro-tyrosine, and hydroperoxideswere lower in control group than in A or B. Hydroperoxides and PC plasmaconcentrationswere\ud increased in the groupwith higher milk concentration of dioxin. Our results demonstrate\ud that, irrespective of the nature of chemicals inducing oxidativemodifications, the extent of damage to plasmaprotein\ud and lipid, is correlatedwith the concentration of dioxin in milk. So, the characterization of blood redox status\ud might be a useful tool for identifying animals exposed to environmental pollutants. Plasma concentrations of\ud retinol, alpha-tocopherol, PC and hydroperoxides could therefore represent good indices of the extent of animal\ud exposure, as they significantly change in groups with different milk concentrations of dioxi

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Analysis of plasma indices of redox homeostasis in dairy cows reared in polluted areas of Piedmont (northern Italy)

Spagnuolo

Cigliano

Nebbia

et al. 2012

Science of The Total Environment

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“…High PCB levels (up to hundreds of µg/kg) have been detected repeatedly in sediment and fish in the Rhone River, particularly downstream from Lyon to the Mediterranean Sea [13]. In Brescia, Italy, a PCB production plant operated from 1930 to 1984 polluted soil and forage of surrounding fields, and caused significant contamination of meat and milk of the local cattle forage [14]. The indicator PCB levels were about 100 times higher than the regional background.…”

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Contamination of Fish and Sediments from the Vistula River by Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs

Niewiadowska¹,

Kiljanek²,

Semeniuk³

2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…Furthermore, depending on the materials involved, accidental fires may cause the contamination of the surrounding area. Occasionally other types of industrial activities have been shown to have similar impacts on the surrounding area, like a PCP production plant in Oroville, USA (Harnly, Petreas, Flattery, & Goldman, 2000), a PCB production plant in Brescia, Italy (Turrio-Baldassarri et al, 2009), and a metal smelter in Taranto, Italy (Diletti, Ceci, Scortichini, & Migliorati, 2009;Esposito et al, 2010).…”

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European developments following incidents with dioxins and PCBs in the food and feed chain

Hoogenboom¹,

Traag²,

Fernandes

et al. 2015

Food Control

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PCB, PCDD and PCDF contamination of food of animal origin as the effect of soil pollution and the cause of human exposure in Brescia

Cited by 74 publications

References 15 publications

Analysis of plasma indices of redox homeostasis in dairy cows reared in polluted areas of Piedmont (northern Italy)

Analysis of plasma indices of redox homeostasis in dairy cows reared in polluted areas of Piedmont (northern Italy)

Contamination of Fish and Sediments from the Vistula River by Organochlorine Pesticides and PCBs

European developments following incidents with dioxins and PCBs in the food and feed chain

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