1. A retrospective study on dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in milk and dairy products from the Latium region (Italy) over a 7-year study period (2011-2017)
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Sabrina Battisti, Paola Scaramozzino, Carlo Boselli, Fabio Busico, Sesto Berretta, Marcello Sala, and Bruno Neri
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Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins ,Sheep ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,General Medicine ,Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated ,Dioxins ,Pollution ,Polychlorinated Biphenyls ,Milk ,Italy ,Environmental Chemistry ,Animals ,Environmental Pollutants ,Furans ,Sheep, Domestic ,Benzofurans ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
This study reports the data of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), -furans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls dioxin-like (dl PCBs) measured in a total of 260 samples of the dairy supply chain collected over a period of 7 years (2011–2017) in the Latium region (Italy). Levels and average profiles of congeners were reported for each group of the analyzed dairy matrices, and any differences between different sampling strategies were considered (around likely pollutant sources or casual sampling). Of the samples, 95.4% resulted compliant with the regulated levels; only samples belonging to the “sheep bulk milk” matrix were found to be above either the action levels or the maximum levels (tot. 12 samples). Raw milk of the sheep species showed the highest averages (PCDD/F 0.248 and dl PCB 0.966 WHO TEQ pg/g of fat) compared to the milk of other species. The buffalo milk showed a content of dl PCB significantly lower (dl PCB: 0.371 WHO TEQ pg/g of fat) than the sheep milk (p
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- 2022