Determinants of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) levels in the sera of young children
Journal Article
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· American Journal of Public Health; (USA)
- 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), Journal Name: American Journal of Public Health; (USA) Vol. 79:10; ISSN 0090-0036; ISSN AJHEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AGE GROUPS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BODY BURDEN
BODY FLUIDS
CHILDREN
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
FOOD
FOOD CHAINS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
MATERIALS
METABOLISM
MILK
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PREGNANCY
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AGE GROUPS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BODY BURDEN
BODY FLUIDS
CHILDREN
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
FOOD
FOOD CHAINS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
MATERIALS
METABOLISM
MILK
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PREGNANCY