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

• Main Authors: Halldorsson, Thorhallur I, Auðunsson, Guðjón, Guicharnaud, Rannveig, Dýrmundsson, Ólafur R, Hansson, Sigurður, Hreinsson, Kjartan
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
• Subjects: Skutulsfjörður; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.actavetscand.com/content/54/S1/S4

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...