PCB and other organochlorine compounds in blood of women with or without miscarriage: A hypothesis of correlation
| Autor: | Puccetti G, V. Pozzi, Marinelli G, N. Vescia, F. Cappa, V. Aleandri, V. Leoni, D. Barbati, G.F. Tarsitani, A. De Carolis, A. Morini, Leila Fabiani |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty Chromatography Gas Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pollution Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Physiology Abortion DDT Miscarriage chemistry.chemical_compound Pregnancy Internal medicine Blood plasma Hexachlorobenzene Hydrocarbons Chlorinated medicine Humans Toxicology and Mutagenesis biology Environmental and Occupational Health Confounding General Medicine Environmental exposure medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Polychlorinated Biphenyls Diet Abortion Spontaneous Endocrinology chemistry Health Tasa Female Public Health |
| Zdroj: | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 17:1-11 |
| ISSN: | 0147-6513 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0147-6513(89)90002-x |
| Popis: | Polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) have been shown to affect reproduction in experimental animals and in human beings following intoxication. The concentrations of PCBs and other organochlorine compounds were determined in blood samples from 120 women hospitalized for miscarriages and 120 full-term pregnancy controls. The average PCB hematic level (reported as Fenclor 54) was higher in women with miscarriages than in control women. No differences were detected as far as the hematic concentrations of hexachlorobenzene and DDT compounds were concerned. The reproductive history of each woman was assessed together with confounding variables on the phenomenon of miscarriage and the factors regarding environmental exposure and food intake. Food consumption did not indicate diet as the main source of PCB intake. |
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