Blood levels of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in the general population of a Spanish Mediterranean city

Chemosphere ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (15) ◽  
pp. 3223
Author(s):  
C.A. Gonzalez ◽  
M. Kogevins ◽  
A. Huici ◽  
E. Gadea ◽  
M. Ladona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins ◽  
Mediterranean City

scholarly journals Mortality in Yusho patients exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated dibenzofurans: a 50-year retrospective cohort study

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Onozuka ◽  
Yuko Nakamura ◽  
Gaku Tsuji ◽  
Masutaka Furue
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Carcinogenic Risk ◽  
Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans ◽  
Risk Of Mortality ◽  
Standardized Mortality Ratios ◽  
Optimum Management ◽  
Related Compounds ◽  
Related Mortality

Abstract Background In 1968, the Yusho incident resulted in accidental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and related compounds in Japan. This study updated the risk of mortality in Yusho patients. Methods We obtained updated cohort data for all Yusho patients for the period 1968–2017. We calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for all-cause and cause-specific mortality over a 50-year follow-up period compared with the general population in Japan. Results A total of 1664 Yusho patients with 63,566 person-years of follow up were included in the analysis. Among males, excess mortality was observed for all cancers (SMR: 1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02 to 1.45) and lung cancer (SMR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.12 to 2.19). Among females, increased mortality was observed for liver cancer (SMR: 2.05, 95% CI: 1.02 to 3.67). No significant increase was seen in non-cancer-related mortality compared with the general population. Conclusions Carcinogenic risk in humans after exposure to PCBs and PCDFs remains higher among Yusho patients. Our findings suggest the importance of care engagement and optimum management to deal with the burden of Yusho disease.

scholarly journals KONSENTRASI POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) DAN POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS/POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS (PCDDS/FS) DALAM AIR DARI DAERAH PERKOTAAN JABODETABEK

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Shoiful ◽  
Rudi Nugroho ◽  
Hiroyuki Fujita ◽  
Katsuhisa Honda
Keyword(s):  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans ◽  
Sampling Point ◽  
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
By Products ◽  
Congener Pattern ◽  
Significant Concentration

Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDDs/Fs) in water samples from Jabodetabek urban area was conducted. In the results, a unique pattern were found interestingly in Ciliwung river, Pluit, Jakarta, where decachlorinated biphenyl (PCB IUPAC #209), and dichlorinated biphenyl (PCB IUPAC #11) were detected at relatively high concentrations as 406.77 ng/L and 6.38 ng/L, respectively. This congener pattern is different with commercial PCB mixtures, such as arochlor, kanechlor, or chlophen. Octachlorinated dibenzo-p-furan (OCDF) was also detected at a significant concentration in this water as 3.10 ng/L. Decachlorinated biphenyl (PCB IUPAC #209) and OCDF were associated with industrial by-products. Meanwhile, dichlorinated biphenyl (PCB IUPAC #11) was associated with colour pigment which widely used in consumer goods, such as paint and printed ink. Thus, PCBs and PCDD/Fs contamination might have arisen from industrial by-products where various industries located near sampling point. Keywords: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzodioxins /polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furans (PCDDs/Fs), waters, Jabodetabek, industrial by-products.

scholarly journals Contamination of Heavy Metals, Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins/Furans and Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Wharf Roach Ligia spp. In Japanese Intertidal and Supratidal Zones

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1856
Author(s):  
Masato Honda ◽  
Xuchun Qiu ◽  
Suzanne Lydia Undap ◽  
Takeshi Kimura ◽  
Tsuguhide Hori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans ◽  
Environmental Indicator ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
Copper Zinc ◽  
Total Concentrations

We investigated the pollution levels of 6 heavy metals and 29 dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs)) in intertidal and supratidal zones by using wharf roaches (Ligia spp.) collected from 12 sampling sites on the coast of Northeast Japan from November 2011 to June 2012. The total concentrations of heavy metals ranged from 177 to 377 µg/g-dry weight (dw), and the predominant metals were copper, zinc, and aluminum. The order of the detected level of heavy metals was zinc > aluminum > copper > cadmium > lead > chromium, and this trend was similar to a previous report. The total toxic equivalent (TEQ) value of the PCDD/Fs ranged from less than the limit of detection (<LOD) to 2.33 pg-TEQ/g-dw, and the predominant congener was octachlorodibenzodioxin (<LOD to 110 pg/g-dw). Compared with PCDD/Fs, DL-PCBs were detected at a predominantly higher level (total TEQ value: 0.64–27.79 pg-TEQ/g-dw). Detected levels of dioxins, especially DL-PCBs in the wharf roach, were like those in the bivalves. These results indicate that the wharf roach could reflect heavy metals and dioxin pollution in the supratidal zones and is a suitable environmental indicator for these environmental pollutants. This is the first study to investigate heavy metals, PCDD/Fs, and DL-PCBs pollution in coastal isopods in Japan.

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