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Residues of dioxin in egg samples collected from west zone of India
Rekha Kashyap1, Vijay Bhatnagar, Harsiddha G Sadhu
1Division of Pesticide Toxicology, National Institute of Occupational Health, (Indian Council of Medical Research), Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad 380 016, India. rekhasadhu@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
The residues of the congeners of dioxin and furan have been identified in the egg samples collected from the western zone of the India. The samples were collected from the chicken grown in sites where Municipal Corporation incinerates the municipal and hazardous wastes. All the samples showed the presence of the residues of PCDDs/Fs. The mean TEQ of dioxin and furan were 7.10 pg/g and 0.39 pg/g respectively.
