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| Τίτλος: |
Contamination of the food chain by polychlorinated biphenyls from a broken transformer. |
| Συγγραφείς: |
Drotman DP, Baxter PJ, Liddle JA |
| Πηγή: |
American Journal of Public Health; Mar1983, Vol. 73 Issue 3, p290-292, 3p |
| Θεματικοί όροι: |
Eggs, Chickens, Americans, Polychlorinated biphenyls |
| Γεωγραφικοί όροι: |
United States |
| Περίληψη: |
Abstract; In 1979, widespread distribution of chicken and egg food products and grease contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) occurred across the United States and as far away as Canada and Japan. The contamination was traced to an accidental leakage of PCBs from a transformer stored in a hog slaughtering plant in Montana. Breast milk analyses showed the PCB absorption had occurred among egg consumers. The episode illustrates the need for heightened vigilance over the fate of PCBs still in use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Βάση Δεδομένων: |
Complementary Index |