6 April 2006 - The report
includes information of measurements of dioxins
in the atmosphere as well as deposition of dioxins
which are compared to dioxin con-tents measured
in soil, sediment, milk, fish, sea and lakes.
Some of the most interesting
conclusions of the report are the following:
- Dioxin concentrations in the
air in villages are remarkably high during the
winter season. This high concentration is most
likely caused by local emissions from wood stoves
during the heating season.
- Dioxin bulk deposition measurements indicate
that the dioxin origi-nates from long-range transport
from distant sources.
- Atmospheric deposition carries a large surplus
of dioxins into the Baltic Sea which are available
for uptake in the food chains.
- Results from measurements of dioxin deposition
on land in Denmark shows that atmospheric deposition
might be responsible for a major part of dioxins
in milk and other dairy products.
The results of the report underlines
again that the only way forward in Europe is to
improve regional and global action in order to
minimise sources to dioxins.
Contact: Senior scientist Helle
Vibeke Andersen
Dioxin in the Atmosphere of
Denmark. NERI Technical Report No. 565. Vikelsøe,
J., Hovmand, M.F., Andersen, H.V., Bossi, R.,
Johansen, E. & Chrillesen, M. 2006. Sammenfatning
| Summary | Full report in pdf format (700 kB).
