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Hazardous chemical contaminants in samples of surface water, soil, ash, sediment and waste plastic from waste dumpsites in Turkey

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Chemical analysis of discharged water, and other samples associated with an explosion and fire at the Complejo Petroquimico Pajaritos PVC and related chemicals facility, Veracruz, Mexico

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Brigden, K., Wang, M., Labunska, I. & Santillo, D. (2016) Analysis of discharged water, water from the River Cotzacoalcos, and of soil and surface dust collected in the vicinity of the Complejo Petroquimico Pajaritos PVC and related chemicals facility, Veracruz (Mexico) for the presence of metals and organic chemical contaminants following the explosion and fire … Read more

30 years of exposure to Chernobyl originating radionuclides: two case studies on food and wood contamination in the Ukraine

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Labunska, I., Kashparov, V., Levchuk, S., Lazarev, N., Santillo, D. & Johnston, P. (2016) 30 years of exposure to Chernobyl originating radionuclides: two case studies on food and wood contamination in the Ukraine. Greenpeace Research Laboratories Technical Report 02-2016, February 2016: 18 pp. Download report

Human dietary intake of organohalogen contaminants at e-waste recycling sites in Eastern China.

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Labunska, I., Abdallah, M A.-E., Eulaers, I., Covaci, A., Tao, F., Wang, M., Santillo, D., Johnston, P. & Harrad, S. (2014). Human dietary intake of organohalogen contaminants at e-waste recycling sites in Eastern China. Environment International 74: 209-220 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.10.020 Download paper from publisher’s website

Food as a major source of human exposure to PBDEs around e-waste recycling sites in eastern China.

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Labunska, I., Harrad, S., Wang, M., Santillo, D. & Johnston, P. (2014) Food as a major source of human exposure to PBDEs around e-waste recycling sites in eastern China.  Platform presentation at Dioxin 2014, 34th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants, Madrid, August 2014 Download extended abstract

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDES) in eggs of domestic ducks from e-waste and scrap metal processing areas around Taizhou City, Eastern China

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Labunska, I., Harrad, S., Santillo, D., Johnston, P. & Yun, L.  (2013)  Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDES) in eggs of domestic ducks from e-waste and scrap metal processing areas around Taizhou City, Eastern China.  Presented at Dioxin 2013: The 33rd International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants and POPs, Daegu (Korea), 25-30 August 2013 Download a … Read more

Domestic duck eggs: an important pathway of human exposure to PBDEs around e-waste and scrap metal processing areas in eastern China.

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Iryna Labunska, Stuart Harrad, David Santillo, Paul Johnston, and Lai Yun (2013) Domestic duck eggs: an important pathway of human exposure to PBDEs around e-waste and scrap metal processing areas in eastern China. Environmental Science & Technology 47(16): 9258–9266 Access paper from journal site