Contamination of silos in Switzerland by PCB residues in coatings

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01625542· OSTI ID:6498226

de Alencastro, L F; Prelaz, V; Tarradellas, J

From the end of 1982 to the beginning of 1983 some Swiss Cantonal Laboratories for Food Control have detected high levels of PCBs in the milk output from several dairy farms at Laufental, in the northwest of Switzerland. These investigations showed that the silo coatings and consequently the silage from these silos were at the origin of the milk contamination. Four farms which produced the most polluted milk were investigated, specifically to determine PCB migration from coating material into the concrete walls and silage. This paper presents the results of this investigation.

• Research Organization: Swiss Federal Inst. of Tech., Lausanne
• OSTI ID: 6498226
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 33:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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