Additional file 3: of Dioxins levels in human blood after implementation of measures against dioxin exposure in Japan

Figure S2. Estimated dioxin dietary intake by areas. Box plot of total TEQ in food (in pg TEQ/kg body weight/day) by survey area of the ‘survey on the exposure to dioxins and other chemical compounds in humans,’ 2011 to 2016 (N = 90). This figure shows the estimated median (range) dioxin intake for urban areas [PCDDs/PCDFs = 0.15 (0.04–0.51); Co-PCBs = 0.15 (0.03–1.0); dietary total TEQ intake = 0.31 (0.07–1.30)], farming areas [PCDDs/PCDFs = 0.12 (0.02–0.58); Co-PCBs = 0.12 (0.02–1.10); dietary total TEQ intake = 0.24 (0.04–1.60)], and fishing areas [PCDDs/PCDFs = 0.16 (0.02–1.0); Co-PCBs = 0.17 (0.02–1.80); dietary total TEQ intake = 0.35 (0.05–2.40)]. Definition of abbreviations: PCDDs, polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins; PCDFs, polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Co-PCBs, coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls; TEQ, toxic equivalents. (PDF 237 kb