Toxic pollutants from burnt plastic taint eggs in Kenya and Tanzania
The East African Thursday December 17 2020 A free-range chicken looks at an egg. The dioxin group of chemicals were found in eggs in a Nairobi and Dar es Salaam study. PHOTO | AFP Summary Long-term exposure to even small amounts of the dioxins could result in cancers, diabetes, damage to immune and reproductive systems, other functions. Advertisement Eggs from chickens that forage around waste yards and plastic burning sites are a risk as they have been found to contain high levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Studies carried out in Kenya and Tanzania found high levels of POPs in...
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