Monitoring of residues in animal tissues

Updated 2000-10-25

According to the national residue control programme heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury) and organochlorine compounds (HCH, HCB, DDT, PCB, etc) are analyzed from the samples. Investigations are done according to the Council Directive 96/23/EC.

This is a National Implementation Plan (NIP) project

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Status: Ongoing
Project time span: 1998 -
Data collection: 1999 - 2003
Data processing: 2000 - 2003
Data reporting: not specified

Contact information

Contact person: Eija-Riitta Venäläinen
Address: Finnish food safety authority Evira Mustialankatu 3 00790 Helsinki, Finland
Email: if.arive@emantsal.emandnoces-emantsrif
Other project contacts: Seija Berg (Evira)

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Heavy metals

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Freshwater fish

Terrestrial mammals

Geography

Regions studied: Terrestrial TDC

Data availability

Are data archived or planned to be archived at an AMAP Thematic Data Centre?: yes-partly

Data centres: Freshwater TDC; Human Health TDC; Terrestrial TDC

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.: Metals: AAS Organo chlorins: Gaschromatography
QA/QC Information (what QA/QC procedures are implemented, laboratories involvment in QA/QC activities, model verification/validation routines, etc.): Accredited (Standard 45001)

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: Yes
Other institutes involved in the project: Russia: State Company Mineral Central Kola Expedition Arkhangelskgeologorazvedka Poljarnouralgeologia VNIIOkeangeologia VSEGEI IMGRE St Petersburg State University St. Petersburg Mining Institute Kola Scientific Centre RAS Karelia Scientific Centre RAS Arctic and Antarctic Institute Voeikov Great Geophysical Observatory Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Leningrad regional centres of the Hydrometeorological Survey of North Western Russia. Finland: Helsinki Univesity, geology department Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority Austria: University of Leoben, geology departement Lithuania: Geological Survey of Lithuania Major partners which have a position in the Steering Committee are Department of Natural Resources of the North -West Region Northern Committee of Natural Resources Geological Survey of Finland Geological Survey of Norway