Using Eggs to Expose Toxic Health Threats

Chicken eggs are sensitive indicators of chemical contamination in soils and dust and because they are widely consumed, they are a common exposure pathway between environmental pollution and humans. By eating eggs, people from contaminated areas can readily experience toxic exposures that exceed safety thresholds for the protection of human health. IPEN works through the Stockholm Convention and other global forums to provide evidence from egg studies that demonstrates threats to health and the environment from toxic chemicals.