Changing patterns of cow's milk contamination with organochlorine compounds in Israel (1976-1986)

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689393· OSTI ID:5348308

Pines, A; Cucos, S; Grafstein, O; Lemesch, C

Environmental pollution with organochlorine insecticides (OCIs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCGs) has decreased due to restriction and/or banning of these compounds. However, several recent reports indicate that pollution with OCIs and PCBs still does exist, and may be of public and environmental health significance even in developed countries. Cow's milk is one of the most important media where organochlorine compound (OCC) levels are monitored. On the one hand, milk and its products play a central role in human nutrition and, on the other, highly lipophilic OCCs can accumulate in fat-rich milk products. In a previous study, the authors reported a significant decrease in OCC content in both farm and market milk in Israel between the mid-1970s and early 1980s. The clearest decrease was seen in the cases of DDT, dieldrin and lindane, but not as much as for heptachlor epoxide (HE) and PCBs. The present study was undertaken to follow up the observed trends and to determine whether cow's milk contamination with OCC presently poses a public health problem in Israel.

• Research Organization: Hebrew Univ.-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
• OSTI ID: 5348308
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 40:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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