A total of 148 samples of nine species of fruit were collected between 1999 and 2002 and analyzed for PCDDs, PCDFs (PCDD/Fs) and Coplanar PCBs. Sampling points within about 1 km of operational municipal waste incinerators that were considered sources of dioxins were defined as "near-source" areas, and all other sampling points were defined as "general" areas. The TEQ of apples collected from near-source areas was significantly higher than that from general areas (p < 0.05). 3,3',4,4',5-PeCB (#126) was the main contributor to this difference in TEQs between apples collected from near-source areas and from general area. A principal component analysis performed to estimate the source of this congener revealed that not only the municipal waste incinerators, but also PCBs in the environment were associated with the high TEQ in apples collected from near-source areas. The daily intakes of PCDD/Fs and Coplanar PCBs from the fruits including skin were estimated to be 0.0082 pg-TEQ/kg b.w./day (ND = 0) and 0.072 pg-TEQ/ kg b.w./day (ND = 1/2 LOQ). Though these values are likely to be overestimates, they are far lower than the tolerable daily intake set in Japan for PCDD/Fs and Coplanar PCBs (4 pg-TEQ/kg b.w./day). It is thought that fruit intake is not an important pathway of human exposure to PCDD/Fs and Coplanar PCBs.
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