Total of Dioxins (WHO PCDD/FTEQ) Analysis

EPA 1613,EPA 1668 - Total of Dioxins (WHO PCDD/FTEQ) Analysis - GC MS/MS Method

Dioxins can be released into the air as a result of forest fires and volcanic eruptions, as well as produced by improper incineration of urban produce and garbage. It is mainly a by-product of industrial applications. They are persistent organic pollutants and highly toxic.

Exposure to dioxin can cause cancer, damage to the immune system, affect hormones, and reproductive and developmental problems. For this reason, tests and analyzes are carried out especially in order to prevent the transfer of dioxin, which is mixed with nature, into foods or to detect foods containing dioxins.

WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ is the sum of the toxic equivalents of the 17 most toxicologically important dioxins and furans. The dioxin total (WHO PCDD/F-TEQ) limit should be 0.75 pg/g. Dioxins accumulate in the body and it is the total amount in the body, that is, the body load, not the daily dose that determines the effects on health. Evaluation is made as a result of the Analysis of the Total Dioxins in Foods (WHO PCDD/FTEQ).

The Total of Dioxins (WHO PCDD/FTEQ) can be analyzed in the following products.
• Food,
• Food Additives and Food Supplements,
• Aquaculture,
• Baby Foods,
• Infant and Young Child Supplementary Food,
• Follow-Up Formulas,
• Foods Given Over Age Weight ,
• Foods with Results on Fat,
• Feed and Feed Additives

EPA 1613: Octa-Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans via Tetra- by Isotope - Dilution HRGC/HRMS
EPA 1668: Toxic Polychlorinated Biphenyls with Isotope Dilution High Resolution Gas Chromatography / High Resolution Mass Spectrometry

For the Analysis of Sum of Dioxins in Foods (WHO PCDD/FTEQ) you can contact Nanolab Food Analysis Laboratory.