Transfer of soil contaminants to home-produced eggs and preventive measures to reduce contamination

Uptake studies have shown that chickens foraging on soils contaminated with environmental pollutants accumulate these compounds into their eggs. Home-produced eggs thereby show higher contamination levels than commercially produced eggs. It was the aim of this study to identify the major source of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Science of the total environment 2009-07, Vol.407 (15), p.4438-4446
Hauptverfasser:	Waegeneers, Nadia, De Steur, Hans, De Temmerman, Ludwig, Van Steenwinkel, Sarah, Gellynck, Xavier, Viaene, Jacques
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	animal husbandry Animals Belgium Chickens Contamination contamination sources dietary exposure dioxin transfer Dioxins Dioxins - analysis egg contamination Eggs environmental exposure Feasibility Female food contamination Food Contamination - analysis Food Contamination - prevention & control food safety Home-produced chicken eggs home-produced food Humans laying hens lead Lead - analysis lead transfer Measures Perception Policies Pollutants Risk Assessment Seasons Soil (material) Soil contamination soil ingestion Soil Pollutants - analysis soil pollution
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