Egg Studies: Global Reports
Chicken eggs are sensitive indicators of chemical contamination in soils and dust and because they are widely consumed, they are a common exposure pathway from environmental pollution to humans. IPEN and its Participating Organizations have conducted dozens of scientific egg sampling projects to expose threats from persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other toxic chemicals.
See the global and regional reports, below. Also, click here to see IPEN's country-basedl egg studies.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 High Levels of Chemicals in Eggs from Five Continents (2025) | 1.07 MB |
| PFAS and Waste Incineration (2024) | 409.61 KB |
| POPs & E-waste Sites (2022) | 2.67 MB |
| Plastic Waste Poisons the Food Chain (2021) | 2.46 MB |
| Brominated Dioxins and Plastic Waste (2021) | 291.53 KB |
| Incinerator Ash Poisons the Food Chain (2021) | 3.35 MB |
| Dioxin & Incineration: A Case Study on Inadequate Global Controls (2021) | 70.86 KB |
| Dioxins in Eggs (2020) | 631.08 KB |
| EU Ewaste Poisons Africa's Food Chain (2019) | 4.21 MB |
| Africa: POPs in Eggs (2019) | 2.96 MB |
| Toxic Plastic Chemical in Eggs from Six Countries (2019, Summary) | 399.95 KB |
| Dioxins & Incineration (2018) | 4.53 MB |
| Dioxins & Incineration (2018, Spanish) | 252.99 KB |
| Dioxins & Incineration (2018, Arabic) | 460.42 KB |
| Dioxins & Incineration (2018, French) | 183.51 KB |
| DDT in Eggs (2009, English) | 742.91 KB |
| DDT in Eggs (2009, Russian) | 557.24 KB |
| PBDEs and Lindane in Eggs (2005) | 420.39 KB |
| Global Egg Studies (2005) | 1.35 MB |