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TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantification of PCDD/F concentrations in animal manure and comparison of the effects of cattle manure and sewage sludge to agricultural land on human exposure to PCDD/Fs.
AU - Stevens, Joanna L.
AU - Jones, Kevin C.
PY - 2003/3
Y1 - 2003/3
N2 - PCDD/Fs were quantified in samples of cattle, pig, sheep and chicken manure. TEQs ranged from 0.19 ng TEQ/kg dw for the pig manure to 20 ng TEQ/kg dw for one cattle manure sample. Exposure assessments were carried out to compare the effect of various sewage sludge and cattle manure land application scenarios on human PCDD/F exposure. Background exposure was estimated at 4.9 pg TEQ/kg bw/day and it was found that land application of sewage sludge and cattle manure at contemporary rates did not increase PCDD/F TEQ background exposure. It was concluded that the application of sewage sludge, under the new UK guidelines, and cattle manure to agricultural land, do not make a significant contribution to human exposure to PCDD/Fs.
AB - PCDD/Fs were quantified in samples of cattle, pig, sheep and chicken manure. TEQs ranged from 0.19 ng TEQ/kg dw for the pig manure to 20 ng TEQ/kg dw for one cattle manure sample. Exposure assessments were carried out to compare the effect of various sewage sludge and cattle manure land application scenarios on human PCDD/F exposure. Background exposure was estimated at 4.9 pg TEQ/kg bw/day and it was found that land application of sewage sludge and cattle manure at contemporary rates did not increase PCDD/F TEQ background exposure. It was concluded that the application of sewage sludge, under the new UK guidelines, and cattle manure to agricultural land, do not make a significant contribution to human exposure to PCDD/Fs.
KW - Slurry
KW - Pig
KW - Sheep
KW - Chicken
KW - Cow
KW - Dioxins
U2 - 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00704-X
DO - 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00704-X
M3 - Journal article
VL - 50
SP - 1183
EP - 1191
JO - Chemosphere
JF - Chemosphere
SN - 0045-6535
IS - 9
ER -