Determinants of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) levels in the sera of young children

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · American Journal of Public Health; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.79.10.1401· OSTI ID:5477547

Jacobson, J L; Humphrey, H E; Jacobson, S W; Schantz, S L; Mullin, M D; Welch, R ^[1]

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1. Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI (USA)

Serum samples from 285 4-year-old Michigan children were evaluated for levels of 11 environmental contaminants. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were found in half the samples tested; polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) in 13-21 percent; dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT), in more than 70 percent. Nursing (Mothers' milk) was the principal source of these exposures. Congener-specific analysis documented the presence of at least one highly toxic PCB congener, 2,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl. The data demonstrate the multigenerational impact of female exposure to persistent organic environmental contaminants.

• OSTI ID: 5477547
• Journal Information: American Journal of Public Health; (USA), Vol. 79:10; ISSN 0090-0036
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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