Nairobi Residents Risk Taking Contaminated Eggs
Most Nairobi Residents are likely to have taken in contaminated eggs.
This comes after a report by the Center for Environment Justice and Development (CEJAD) showed that a sample of free-range chicken eggs near dumpsites, e-waste, and plastic waste recycling yards contained extremely high levels of persistent organic Pollutants(POPs).
“These are chickens that scavenge in dumpsites or in areas where recycling is done. The report is an indication for the particular contaminated site it means that people who physically live around the dumpsite areas and where there is a dumpsite are exposed to these chemicals, “a technical advisor CEJAD, AaronKecha told Climate Action.
The sampled eggs were collected from Dandora and its environs which is the largest dumpsite in Nairobi County. Where it’s believed to have a bulk of uncollected plastic material subjected to open burning which releases furans and dioxins chemicals to the soil, air, and water.
Free-range chicken tends to feed on plants that grow in such environments laying eggs with high POPs content.
“The eggs showed very high concentrations of POPs chemicals that are as much as 111 times higher than the EU regulatory limits for dioxins, plus dioxin-like PCBs and showed that an adult eating a single egg from one Kenyan location could be exposed to a dose of toxic chemicals that would exceed the EU daily safety limit for more than 250 days, “read a part of the CEJAD report.
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