Table 2.
Examples of investigation studies on PCB in breast milk from different countries
| Country | Sampling year | Number of samples | ∑iPCB mean (ng/g of lipid) | ∑iPCB Range (ng/g of lipid) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland (Toruń, Kujawsko-Pomorskie) | 2017 | 30 | 30.94 | <LOQ-119.87 | This study |
| Poland (Poznań, Wielkopolskie) | 2000–2001 | 27 | 114.8 | 29.9–485.9 | Szyrwińska and Lulek (2007) |
| *Poland (Łódź/Łask, Łódzkie) | 2008–2010 | 40 | – | dl-PCBs 0.0015–0.019 | Kamińska et al. (2014) |
| Wielkopolska | 2004 | 22 | ∑PCB (15) 153 | 63–413 | Jaraczewska et al. (2006) |
| Wielkopolska | 2000–2001 | 12 | 77.6 | – | Lulek et al. (2002) |
| Warszawa | 2002–2005 | 28 | ∑PCB(8) 151 | – | Hernik et al. (2011) |
| Slovakia | 2010–2012 | 37 | 165.57 | – | Čechová et al. (2017) |
| The Netherlands | 2011–2014 | 120 | 42.68 | – | |
| Norway | 2001–2006 | 388 | 74.00 | – | |
| Denmark | 2011–2014 | 438 | – | 57.81–967.48 | Antignac et al. (2016) |
| Finland | 22 | – | 44.42–190.7 | ||
| France | 96 | – | 14.26–397.27 | ||
| Russia | 1997–2009 | 155 | – | 19–655 | Mamontova et al. (2017) |
| Ghana | 2014–2016 | 128 | 3.64 | <LOQ-29.20 | Asamoah et al. (2018) |
| China | 2011 | 1760 | 6.6 | 2.3–19.0 | Deng et al. (2012) |
| Northern Tanzania | 2012 | 95 | – | <LOQ-157.0 | Müller et al. (2017) |
–No data