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Chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, chlorinated dibenzofurans, and pentachlorophenol in Canadian chicken and pork samples

Journal Article · · J. Agric. Food Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00066a003· OSTI ID:6829358

Analysis of 144 chickens and pork tissue samples for pentachlorophenol (PCP) showed more than 60% of fat samples contained greater than 10 parts per billion (ppb; ng/g) PCP while chicken liver had a lower (27%) incidence of positives, and all pork livers contained values over 50 ppb. With the use of new methodology capable of determining all tetra- to octachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) and chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs), the incidence of positives in selected samples of chicken fats for hexa-, hepta-, and octachlorinated CDDs was 50, 62, and 46% with averages of 27, 52, and 90 parts per trillion (ppt; pg/g), respectively. Similar levels of hexa- and heptachlorinated CDFs were also found in some of these samples but tetra- and pentachlorinated CDDs and tetra-, penta-, and octachlorinated CDFs were not detected. A comparison between the chicken tissues and PCP-treated wood with regard to specific isomers and congeners of CDDs and CDFs and their relative proportions showed a marked similarity, indicating that PCP was the source of contamination of the food samples.

Research Organization:
Health Protection Branch, Ottawa, Ontario
OSTI ID:
6829358
Journal Information:
J. Agric. Food Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Agric. Food Chem.; (United States) Vol. 33:6; ISSN JAFCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English