Table 1 Description and specification of samples
Sample | Year | Type | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Engidalur | 2010-2011 | Milk (composite sample), beef, ewes, lamb and hay, soil | Skutulsfjörður, NW Iceland. See Figure 2 | Contaminated area. A dairy farm and a small sheep farm located within 2km radius from the waste incinerator |
Control A | 2010-2011 | Milk (composite sample), soil/sediment | Álftafjörður, NW Iceland | Nearby fjord on the other side of the mountains, south east from Engidalur (≈ 10 km direct distance) |
Control B | 2010-2011 | Milk (composite sample) | Önundarfjörður, NW Iceland | Nearby fjord on the other side of the mountains, south west from Engidalur (≈ 10 km direct distance) |
Control C | 2003-2004 | Milk (composite samples), beef, lamb, hay | Different locations in Iceland | Average values from a previous control survey |