Levels of organochlorine insecticides in human blood from Ahmedabad (rural), India

Journal Article · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194388· OSTI ID:7235785

Bhatnagar, V K; Patel, J S; Variya, M R; Venkaiah, K; Shah, M P; Kashyap, S K ^[1]

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1. National Inst. of Occupational Health, Gujarat (India)

Assessments of human exposure to persistent organochlorine insecticides (OCI) through biological monitoring offers a profound criteria to evaluate the magnitude of potential health risk, if any, due to use of these chemicals. Residues of these chemicals especially DDT and HCH have been identified and reviewed in man and his environment from different parts of the world however, by comparison very high levels of DDT and its metabolites have been reported in human body fat, blood and milk samples in India. Since there is a definite relationship between the amount of DDT and its residues in blood and those present in human fat depot, blood can be easily be used for assessing the total body burden of persistent OCI in various populations. In view of fragmentary reports on the levels of DDT and HCH in human blood samples from India which categorically pertain to the general population of urban areas like Delhi and Lucknow. The authors attempted to provide a database on residues of DDT and HCH including other cyclodiene compounds, e.g. heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, aldrin, oxygchlordane, HCB and dieldrin in blood samples collected from general population of Ahmedabad (rural) area.

• OSTI ID: 7235785
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Vol. 48:2; ISSN 0007-4861
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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