Contamination of livestock due to the operation of a small waste incinerator: a case incident in Skutulsfjörður, Iceland, in 2010

• Published in: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
• Main Authors: Halldorsson, Thorhallur I, Auðunsson, Guðjón Atli, Guicharnaud, Rannveig, Dýrmundsson, Ólafur R, Hansson, Sigurður Örn, Hreinsson, Kjartan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2012
• Subjects: General Veterinary; General Medicine; Skutulsfjörður; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-54-s1-s4; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/1751-0147-54-S1-S4.pdf

Summary Background In 2010 contamination by dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs was detected in milk and meat in the valley Engidalur situated at the bottom of a fjord (Skutulsfjörður) in North West Iceland. The valley is narrow and surrounded by high mountains resulting in prevailing calm weather. The con...