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COMPARING PCDDS, PCDFS, AND DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS IN FARM-RAISED AND WILD-CAUGHT CATFISH FROM SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Citation:
FERRIBY, L. L., E. S. WILLIAMS, W. J. LUKSEMBURG, D. J. PAUSTENBACH, L. C. HAWS, L. S. BIRNBAUM, AND M. A. HARRIS. COMPARING PCDDS, PCDFS, AND DIOXIN-LIKE PCBS IN FARM-RAISED AND WILD-CAUGHT CATFISH FROM SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. Presented at 26th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, Oslo, NORWAY, August 21 - 25, 2006.
Description:
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) [hereafter referred to as ¿dioxin-like compounds¿] are persistent environmental contaminants that have been found to be ubiquitous in environmental media and biota. Because of their persistence and widespread distribution in the environment, humans are exposed via a number of different exposure pathways. While non-occupational exposure to dioxin-like compounds can occur through the inhalation of ambient air and incidental ingestion of water and soil, the most important exposure pathway for the general population is the consumption of food and food products, primarily meat, fish and dairy products. Today, well over 90% of the daily intake of PCDDs, PCDFs and PCBs for the majority of the population has been estimated to come from food products.