Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposure through eel consumption in recreational fishermen as compared to the general population, using a probabilistic approach

• Published in: Food Additives and Contaminants
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2011
• Subjects: Life Sciences; Blok; Willems; Vesalius; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2262/53520; https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030701459848

Abstract Concentrations of the sum of the 7 indicator PCBs (Σ7 iPCBs) measured in non-commercial European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in Flanders are high. The objective was to assess the intake of the Σ7 iPCBs through eel consumption by recreational fishermen and to compare it with the intake of a background population. The median estimated intake for recreational fishermen varies between 18.4 and 237.6 ng iPCBs/kg bw/day, depending on the consumption scenario, while the estimated intake of the background population is 4.3 ng iPCBs/kg bw/day. Since the levels of intake for 2 intake scenarios are respectively 50 and 25 times higher than the intake of the background population, body burden might reach levels of toxicological relevance. The intake of the 7 iPCBs via consumption of self-caught eel in Flanders seems to be at a level of concern. The Flemish catch-and-release obligation for eel should be maintained and supervised (more) carefully. : Willems, Jan, [e-mail] merged with this user on 06-May-2008 by Haire, Lynsey (Willems, Jan L.) [e-mail] (Bilau, Maaike) [e-mail] (Sioen, Isabelle) [e-mail] (Matthys, Christophe) [e-mail] (De Vocht, Alain) [e-mail] (Goemans, Geert) [e-mail] (Belpaire, Claude) [e-mail] (Willems, Jan L.) [e-mail] (De Henauw, Stefaan) Ghent University, Department of Public Health - UZ 2 Blok A--> , De Pintelaan 185--> - 9000 - Ghent - BELGIUM (Bilau, Maaike) Ghent University, Department of Public Health - Ghent - BELGIUM (Sioen, Isabelle) Ghent University, Department of Public Health - Ghent - BELGIUM (Matthys, Christophe) Hasselt University - Diepenbeek - BELGIUM (De Vocht, Alain) Research Institute for Nature and Forest - Hoeilaart - BELGIUM (Goemans, Geert) Research Institute for Nature and Forest - Hoeilaart - BELGIUM (Belpaire, Claude) Ghent University, Department of Public Health - Ghent - BELGIUM (Willems, Jan L.) Ghent University, Department of Public Health - Ghent - BELGIUM (De Henauw, Stefaan) Vesalius Hogeschool, Department of Health Sciences - Ghent - BELGIUM (De Henauw, Stefaan) BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM BELGIUM