Analysis of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Packaging Materials

2009 ◽  
pp. 10-10-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
JR Giacin ◽  
SG Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Packaging Materials

Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Food: A Review

1985 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 442-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRIJ L. SAWHNEY ◽  
LESTER HANKIN
Keyword(s):  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Human Milk ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyl ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Electrical Transformers

Literature published from 1970 through mid-1984 on polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination of foods, including fish, dairy products, packaged and processed food and human milk, is reviewed. Sources of the contamination are discussed. The reports show that although PCBs are no longer manufactured in this country, large quantities have entered the environment. High concentrations in sediments of some streams and lakes are a continuing source of PCB entry into the food chain via the fish caught in these waters. Accidental leakage and spills from electrical transformers containing PCBs, which are in use, can also be a source of contamination. Other sources of PCB contamination such as silo sealants and packaging materials manufactured from carbonless paper containing PCBs have been essentially eliminated.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polychlorinated Terphenyls in Canadian Food Packaging Materials

1973 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 999-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C Villeneuve ◽  
Lincoln M Reynolds ◽  
Gordon H Thomas ◽  
William E J Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Number Of Components ◽  
Food Packaging Materials

Abstract A survey has been carried out to determine the extent of PCB and PCT content of Canadian food packaging materials. Samples were obtained from 120 manufacturers in early 1972, representing 19 food categories. A total of 569 samples were submitted for PCB analysis and the total number of components analyzed was 911. Of these 81.7% contained less than 1.0 ppm PCB, 14.9% contained 1–10 ppm PCB, and 3.4% contained in excess of 10 ppm PCB. A total of 445 samples were submitted for PCT analysis and the total number of components analyzed was 731. Of these, 84.5% contained less than 1.0 ppm, 11.4% contained 1–10 ppm, and 4.1% contained in excess of 10 ppm PCT. A total of 77 foods were analyzed for PCB of which only 2 contained in excess of 1 ppm PCB. A total of 73 foods were analyzed for PCT and none of these contained in excess of 0.05 ppm PCT.

Pesticide and non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (NDL-PCBs) residues in foodstuffs from Ismailia city, Egypt

2008 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Loutfy ◽  
M. Fuerhacker ◽  
C. Lesueur ◽  
M. Gartner ◽  
M. Tawfic Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Structural investigation of some native biodegradable packaging materials

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
Onuc Cozar ◽  
◽  
Nicolae Cioica ◽  
Elena Mihaela Nagy ◽  
Constantin Coţa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Investigation ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Biodegradable Packaging

Permeability of Polymeric Packaging Materials

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (-1) ◽  
pp. 33-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislav Zeman ◽  
L'ubomír Kubík
Keyword(s):  
Packaging Materials

Fatty Liver and Impaired Hepatic Metabolism Alters the Congener-Specific Distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Mice with a Liver-Specific Deletion of Cytochrome P450 Reductase

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueshu Li ◽  
Chun-Yun Zhang ◽  
Hans-Joachim Lehmler
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome P450 ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Partition Coefficients ◽  
Hepatic Metabolism ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Cytochrome P450 Reductase ◽  
P450 Reductase ◽  
Specific Distribution ◽  
Specific Deletion

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants that are linked to adverse health outcomes. PCB tissue levels are determinants of PCB toxicity; however, it is unclear how factors, such as an altered metabolism and/or a fatty liver, affect PCB distribution in vivo. We determined the congener-specific disposition of PCBs in mice with a liver specific deletion of cytochrome P450 reductase (KO), a model of fatty liver with impaired hepatic metabolism, and wildtype (WT) mice. Male and female KO and WT mice were exposed orally to Aroclor 1254, a technical PCB mixture. PCBs were quantified in adipose, blood, brain and liver tissues by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. PCB profiles and levels in tissues were genotype and sex dependent. PCB levels were higher in the liver from KO compared to WT mice. PCB profiles showed clear differences between tissues from the same exposure group. While experimental tissue : blood partition coefficients in KO and WT mice did not follow the trends predicted using a composition-based model, the agreement between experimental and calculated partition coefficients was still reasonable. Thus, a fatty liver and/or an impaired hepatic metabolism alter the distribution of PCBs in mice and the magnitude of the partitioning of PCBs from blood into tissues can be approximated using composition-based models.<br>

Market Survey of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Sunyani Municipality

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
S.D. Akoto
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Packaging Materials ◽  
Medicinal Products ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
Rural Livelihood ◽  
Non Timber Forest Products ◽  
Communal Lands ◽  
Forest Lands

This study sought to: (1) identify the types and sources of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) traded; (2) find the frequencyof the NTFPs trade and (3) identify the challenges in NTFPs trading in the Sunyani Municipality. The survey was carried outfrom February, 2014 to April, 2014 mainly at the Sunyani Central and Nana Bosoma Markets in the Sunyani Municipality. Thetarget population comprised NTFPs collectors (gatherers), sellers and consumers. Respondents were purposively sampled. Atotal of 100 respondents were engaged in this study. The NTFPs were grouped into six categories namely; food, medicine,building materials, packaging materials, artefacts and domestic utensils. Key informants’ interviews were also conducted atthe Sunyani Forest Services Division to triangulate the data already gathered. Statistical Package for Social Sciences was usedto analyze the data obtained. The study demonstrated that domestic utensils (37%), food (33%), medicinal products (12%),packaging materials (9%), artefacts (6%) and building materials (3%) were the types of NTFPs traded in the two market centers.The results also showed that majority of the respondents (77%) harvest their NTFPs from forest lands as against 23% whoharvest from communal lands. A significant proportion of the respondents (52%) traded in above 40 kg of NTFPs and only 4%were seen trading in 10 kg of NTFPs. The study further highlighted that food (28%) and domestic utensils (26%) were regularlybrought to the market centers on weekly basis whilst significant proportions of medicinal products (9%), building materials(3%) and artefacts (4%) were brought to the market venues on monthly basis. Cumbersome permit procedure (40%), increasedmarket demand (15%) and financial constraints (20%) were identified as some of the challenges encountered in NTFPs tradingin the Sunyani Municipality. To ensure strict monitoring and sustainability of the resource, there is the need for sensitizationprogramme on the importance of NTFPs in rural livelihood and why their conservation is vital in meeting the needs of thepresent generation whilst not undermining their potential in supplying the needs of future generations.

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