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PCDD, PCDF, planar and other PCB levels in human milk in Japan. off
S Hashimoto1, T Yamamoto, A Yasuhara
1Environmental Research Center Co., LTD, Tsukuba, Japan.
Chemosphere
|November 1, 1995
Abstract:
26 human milk samples in Japan were individually analyzed for PCDDs, planar and other PCB. Mean total concentrations of PCDDs planar and other PCBs were 8.5 pg/g, 8.8 pg/g and 5.5 ng/g of whole milk, respectively. TEQs were calculated using International-TEFs(I-TEFs) for PCDDs/Fs and TEFs proposed by the WHO for planar PCBs. Mean total TEQs of PCDDs and planar PCBs were 0.48, 0.63 and 0.39 pg/g of whole milk, respectively. These values were similar to those of other industrialized countries.