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The information in the archive was published by MAFF, Department of Health and the
Scottish Executive before April 1st 2000 when the Food Standards
Agency was established.
Food Surveillance Information Sheet Number 184
| Table 1: |
Summary of upper bound dietary exposure to dioxins and PCBs (pg
WHO-TEQ/kg bodyweight/day) of adults, school children and toddlers re-estimated
from the 1982 and 1992 TDS surveys using WHO-TEFs |
| Table 2: |
Marine fish samples analysed for dioxins and PCBs |
| Table 3: |
Concentrations of dioxins and PCBs in edible tissue samples from marine
fish, collected in 1995/96 (ng WHO-TEQ/kg fat) |
| Table 4: |
Estimated upper bound dietary exposure of adults to dioxins and
PCBs from marine fish and the rest of the diet (pg WHO-TEQ/kg body weight/day) |
| Table 5: |
Estimated upper bound dietary exposures of schoolchildren to
dioxins and PCBs via marine fish and the rest of the diet (pg WHO-TEQ/kg body
weight/day) |
| Table 6: |
Summary of upper bound dietary exposure to PCDD/Fs and PCBs (pg
WHO-TEQ/kg bodyweight/day) of adults, school children and toddlers estimated
from the 1992 TDS, marine fish and trout surveys. |
| Table 7: |
Comparison of concentrations of dioxins and PCBs in the current
survey with those found in surveys in other countries |
Table 7: Comparison of concentrations of dioxins
and PCBs in the current survey with those found in surveys in other countries
| Fish species |
Country
|
Year
|
Sea |
Concentrations (fat basis unless
otherwise indicated)
|
Reference |
| Dioxins |
PCBs |
Dioxins+PCBs |
| ng I-TEQ/kg |
micrograms SigmaICES 7/kg |
ng I-TEQ/kg |
ng I-TEQ/kg |
| Cod
|
UK
|
1995-96
|
Various
|
0.04 fresh weight
|
93 (or 0.10 fresh weight)
|
|
|
This survey
|
| Cod
|
Norway
|
1992-94
|
Various
|
0.08 fresh weight*
|
|
|
|
34
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| Cod
|
Sweden
|
1992-93
|
Baltic
|
|
3.9 fresh weight*
|
|
|
35
|
| Cod
|
Greenland
|
1991-92
|
Atlantic
|
|
364
|
|
|
36
|
| Haddock
|
UK
|
1995-96
|
Various
|
|
22
|
|
|
This survey
|
| Haddock
|
Greenland
|
1991-92
|
Atlantic
|
|
147
|
|
|
36
|
| Plaice
|
UK
|
1995-96
|
Various
|
|
2.0 fresh weight
|
|
|
This survey
|
| Plaice
|
Norway
|
1992-94
|
Various
|
0.18 fresh weight*
|
|
2.6 fresh weight*
|
2.8 fresh weight*
|
34 |
| Plaice
|
Sweden
|
1992-93
|
Atlantic
|
|
2.2 fresh weight*
|
|
|
35
|
| Herring
|
UK
|
1995-96
|
Various
|
2.1 fresh weight
|
44 fresh weight
|
6.2 fresh weight
|
8.3 fresh weight
|
This survey
|
| Herring
|
Norway
|
1992-94
|
Various
|
1.1 fresh weight
|
|
2.8 fresh weight*
|
3.9 fresh weight*
|
34
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| Herring
|
Sweden
|
1992-93
|
Atlantic
|
|
17 fresh weight*
|
|
|
35
|
| Herring
|
Sweden
|
1992-93
|
Baltic
|
|
55 fresh weight*
|
|
|
35
|
| Mackerel
|
UK
|
1995-96
|
Various
|
0.66 fresh weight
|
|
2.5 fresh weight
|
3.1 fresh weight
|
This survey
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| Mackerel
|
Norway
|
1992-94
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Various
|
0.61 fresh weight*
|
|
2.1 fresh weight*
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2.6 fresh weight*
|
34
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| Mackerel
|
Sweden
|
1992-93
|
Atlantic
|
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6.3 fresh weight*
|
|
|
35
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| Redfish
|
UK import
|
1995-96
|
Norway
|
|
272
|
|
|
This survey
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| Redfish
|
Greenland
|
1991-92
|
Atlantic
|
|
253
|
|
|
36
|
| Salmon
|
UK
|
1995-96
|
Various
|
6.7
|
|
27
|
33
|
This survey
|
| Salmon
|
Netherlands
|
1989
|
Baltic Sea
|
138
|
|
2234
|
2372†
|
37
|
| Salmon
|
Sweden
|
1996
|
Baltic Sea
|
|
|
226*
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|
38
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| Salmon
|
Norway, Russia
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Not stated
|
Atlantic
|
17.3-34.6*
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|
|
|
39
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| Notes: |
For ease of comparison all concentrations in the current MAFF
survey in this table are expressed in terms of ng I-TEQ/kg, or micrograms
SigmaICES 7/kg for some PCB results where the results of the overseas surveys
were reported in this way. |
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* |
Pooled samples analysed. |
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† |
Calculated using Nordic TEFs. |
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