Project details:dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls in food
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Chemical Contaminants from Food Production research programme (C01).
C01020: The transfer and uptake of organic contaminants into meat of chickens, sheep and pigs, and eggs
This research project aims to determine the amount of PCBs and dioxins that can transfer from animal feed, soil or herbage into meat and eggs from chickens, pigs and sheep reared using standard husbandry practices.
C01031: Pilot studies to explore alternative methods for recruitment, collection, storage and management of an archive of breast milk samples
This research project will investigate recruitment of women for providing samples of breast milk, and associated record keeping, sampling, storage and analysis of samples.
C01034: UK soil herbage survey
This survey project aims to provide a national overview of the chemical contamination of soil and herbage.
C01037: Study of the effects of flooding on concentrations of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in milk from cattle grazing on affected pastureland
This research project aims to investigate the contamination of pasture by flooding rivers as a potential source of dioxins and PCBs in cows' milk.