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Concentrations of dioxins and furans in breast milk of women living near a hazardous waste incinerator in Catalonia, Spain

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    Identificador: imarina:4211860
    Autors:
    Schuhmacher, MartaMari, MontseNadal, MartiDomingo, Jose L
    Resum:
    © 2019 The Authors Since 1999, a hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) is operating in Constantí (Tarragona County, Catalonia, Spain). In 1996–1998, when the facility was being built, we started a monitoring program aimed at evaluating the impact of the emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) by the HWI on the environment and the human health. This study aimed at determining the current concentrations of PCDD/Fs in breast milk samples of women living nearby the HWI and at comparing these levels and profiles with those obtained in the baseline (1996–1998) and previous surveys (2002, 2007 and 2012). Furthermore, the association between the dietary intake of PCDD/Fs and the congener profiles in breast milk was also explored. Twenty milk samples were collected from women living in Tarragona downtown and near the industrial area where the HWI is placed. The content of PCDD/Fs was analyzed by following a procedure derived from the US EPA methods 1613 and 8290A. The mean concentration of PCDD/Fs was 2.26 pg WHO-TEQ/g fat. No significant differences were found between women living in industrial and urban areas (1.67 pg vs. 2.48 pg WHO-TEQ/g fat). Interestingly, a notable significant reduction (81%) was observed with respect to the concentrations found in the baseline study. The profiles of PCDD/Fs in breast milk were similar independently on the area and period of collection, being mainly influenced by the intake of fish, meat, oils and fats. The decreasing trend of PCDD/Fs in human milk agrees with the reduction observed in the dietary intake of these pollutants. It was also concluded that the current levels of PCDD/Fs in human milk levels are not influenced by the HWI stack emissions.
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    Autor segons l'article: Schuhmacher, Marta; Mari, Montse; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose L
    Departament: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques Enginyeria Química
    Autor/s de la URV: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Mari Marcos, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Schuhmacher Ansuategui, Marta
    Paraules clau: Spain Profiles Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins Pcdd/fs Milk, human Incineration Humans Hazardous waste incinerator Hazardous waste Female Environmental monitoring Dibenzofurans, polychlorinated Breast milk Biomonitoring Air pollutants Adult pcdd/fs hazardous waste incinerator breast milk biomonitoring
    Resum: © 2019 The Authors Since 1999, a hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) is operating in Constantí (Tarragona County, Catalonia, Spain). In 1996–1998, when the facility was being built, we started a monitoring program aimed at evaluating the impact of the emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) by the HWI on the environment and the human health. This study aimed at determining the current concentrations of PCDD/Fs in breast milk samples of women living nearby the HWI and at comparing these levels and profiles with those obtained in the baseline (1996–1998) and previous surveys (2002, 2007 and 2012). Furthermore, the association between the dietary intake of PCDD/Fs and the congener profiles in breast milk was also explored. Twenty milk samples were collected from women living in Tarragona downtown and near the industrial area where the HWI is placed. The content of PCDD/Fs was analyzed by following a procedure derived from the US EPA methods 1613 and 8290A. The mean concentration of PCDD/Fs was 2.26 pg WHO-TEQ/g fat. No significant differences were found between women living in industrial and urban areas (1.67 pg vs. 2.48 pg WHO-TEQ/g fat). Interestingly, a notable significant reduction (81%) was observed with respect to the concentrations found in the baseline study. The profiles of PCDD/Fs in breast milk were similar independently on the area and period of collection, being mainly influenced by the intake of fish, meat, oils and fats. The decreasing trend of PCDD/Fs in human milk agrees with the reduction observed in the dietary intake of these pollutants. It was also concluded that the current levels of PCDD/Fs in human milk levels are not influenced by the HWI stack emissions.
    Àrees temàtiques: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Geociências General medicine General environmental science Farmacia Environmental sciences Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental science (all) Engenharias iv Engenharias ii Engenharias i Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 01604120
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat montserrat.mari@urv.cat marta.schuhmacher@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-8971-3856 0000-0003-4381-2490
    Data d'alta del registre: 2024-10-12
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018330757
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Environment International. 125 334-341
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Schuhmacher, Marta; Mari, Montse; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose L (2019). Concentrations of dioxins and furans in breast milk of women living near a hazardous waste incinerator in Catalonia, Spain. Environment International, 125(), 334-341. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.074
    DOI de l'article: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.074
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2019
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Environmental Science (Miscellaneous),Environmental Sciences
    Spain
    Profiles
    Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins
    Pcdd/fs
    Milk, human
    Incineration
    Humans
    Hazardous waste incinerator
    Hazardous waste
    Female
    Environmental monitoring
    Dibenzofurans, polychlorinated
    Breast milk
    Biomonitoring
    Air pollutants
    Adult
    pcdd/fs
    hazardous waste incinerator
    breast milk
    biomonitoring
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Saúde coletiva
    Química
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Interdisciplinar
    Geociências
    General medicine
    General environmental science
    Farmacia
    Environmental sciences
    Environmental science (miscellaneous)
    Environmental science (all)
    Engenharias iv
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias i
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Astronomia / física
    Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
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