Analysis of breast milk to assess exposure to chlorinated contaminants in Kazakstan: PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in southern Kazakstan
| Autor: | K Hooper, K Hopper, M X Petreas, J She, P Visita, J Winkler, M McKinney, M Mok, F Sy, J Garcha, M Gill, R D Stephens, G Semenova, T Sharmanov, T Chuvakova |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male Insecticides Adolescent Milk Human Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health food and beverages Organochlorine pesticide Environmental Exposure Environmental exposure Contamination Breast milk Polychlorinated Biphenyls Infant newborn Kazakhstan Environmental chemistry Environmental monitoring Humans Environmental science Female Public Health Research Article Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Health Perspectives |
| ISSN: | 1552-9924 0091-6765 |
| DOI: | 10.1289/ehp.971051250 |
| Popis: | Organochlorine pesticides (OC) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were measured in samples of breast milk taken from 92 donors representative of regional populations in southern Kazakstan. The World Health Organization protocol for assessing levels of chlorinated contaminants in breast milk was followed. The most prevalent OC residues were beta-hexachlorocyclohexane (beta-HCH), p,p'-DDE, p,p'-DDT, hexachlorobenzene, and alpha-HCH. The measured levels of beta-HCH were among the highest reported in the published literature. Data from Aralsk, near the Aral Sea, indicated continuing DDT exposure. Overall PCB-toxic equivalent levels (22 pg/g fat) were similar to those reported in industrialized European countries. PCBs were highest in Atyrau in the Caspian oilfields. Images Figure 1. |
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