Belarus Eggs Report

Egg sampling for by-product POPs.

FRI sampled eggs from chickens raised near the Bolshoi Trostenec dumpsite as part of IPEP's global egg sampling project for unintentionally produced POPs. PCBs levels expressed in WHO-TEQs exceeded background levels by more than 10-fold and were four times higher than the proposed European Union (EU) limit for eggs. Levels of dioxins exceeded EU regulatory limits for eggs by almost 1 pg WHO-TEQ/g. The study produced the first data about POPs in chicken eggs in Belarus. Extensive media outreach accompanied the release of the results.

Outputs:
Hotspot and egg sampling report, "Contamination of chicken eggs near the Bolshoi Trostenec dumpsite in Belarus by dioxins, PCBs, and hexachlorobenzene."