Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in human adipose tissues in Poland
- National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw (Poland)
Most of the persistent organochlorine (OC) pesticides, excluding lindane, were banned in Poland in 1975/76. The first restrictions concerning the use and marketing of lindane (gamma-HCH) became effective in 1980 and were gradually extended until it's agricultural use was ultimately banned in 1989. Unfortunately, there are no detailed data on the use and release of PCBs to the environment in Poland. The former studies showed that in the late seventies the concentrations of OC pesticides and their metabolites in men reached considerable high levels. Despite of the restrictions or bans of these pesticides in most of the countries of the temperate climate, they still circulate in various food chains and eventually concentrate in man. Many authors claim an uneven distribution of the OC compounds in the population and report different levels in men and women and also some relations between OC compounds levels in fat tissues and age. Environmental contamination also plays an important role in the magnitude of OC compounds levels in man. The aim of this paper is to present the actual concentrations of HCB, p,p[prime]-DDT, p,p[prime]-DDE, isomers of HCH (alpha, beta, gamma), and PCBs in human adipose tissues particularly regarding age and sex as possible factors influencing the levels of these compounds and to contribute to the general discussion on the distribution patterns of the organochlorine compounds in the population. 12 refs., 3 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 6646171
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Vol. 52:3; ISSN 0007-4861
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ADIPOSE TISSUE
PESTICIDES
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AROMATICS
BODY
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EASTERN EUROPE
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HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
MAMMALS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
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