Survey of consumption fish from swedish waters for chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls

Determinants of serum concentrations of organochlorine compounds in Swedish pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

“…Information about the origin of fish was also obtained. Concentrations of organochlorine compounds in fish varies considerably, depending on fat content of the fish and place of catch (fresh water fish, Baltic Sea fish, other marine fish) [26]. Consumed fish were therefore divided into three groups: (1) lean fish consisting of cod-like species, flat-fish, canned fish (except herring), pike, pike-perch, perch, burbot and fish products such as fish sticks and fish quenelles; (2) fatty Baltic Sea fish consisting of Baltic herring and wild salmon/trout; (3) other fatty fish consisting of Atlantic herring, mackerel, Pacific salmon, farmed salmon/trout, whitefish and eel.…”

Dietary exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of myocardial infarction — A population-based prospective cohort study

“…The PCBdatabase, described in detail elsewhere, [25] was based on concentrations of PCB congener 153 present in food at the time of baseline. PCB congener 153 is the most abundant congener in food on the Swedish market and the level of PCB 153 is an excellent indicator for total PCB levels in food as well as in human blood serum [22,[29][30][31]. PCBs are bioaccumulating fat-soluble compounds and are therefore mainly found in food of animal origin whereas fruits and vegetables usually contain lower levels.…”

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and biphenyls in fish from the Netherlands: concentrations, profiles and comparison with DR CALUX® bioassay results

“…The wide range of concentrations in the current study is similar to the wide range observed in American eel from the Delaware River and coastal tributaries (ΣPCBs 80-1,600 ng/g ww), but is (much) lower than PCB concentrations observed in the Hudson River (1,800-7,730 ng/g ww) [32]. Swedish eel samples contained (on average) a ΣPCB 7 concentration (sum of PCBs 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153 and 180) of 193 ng/g ww for eel caught in the Baltic [5], which is below the median ΣPCB 7 concentration in wild eel in the present study. The aforementioned downward PCB trend is confirmed by much lower ΣPCB 7 concentrations compared with those found in the late 1970s [30].…”

“…Compared with other food items, fish can bioaccumulate considerable amounts of these contaminants [3]. The presence of PCDD/Fs and DLPCBs in regularly consumed fish or in fish originating from point sources has been demonstrated [4][5][6][7][8]. The Dutch rivers Meuse, Rhine, Waal and IJssel are highly polluted with PCBs and dioxins owing to a high degree of urbanization and industrialization along these rivers in the Netherlands, Germany, France and Belgium.…”