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

Technical Report · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6757429

Jacobson, J L; Humphrey, H E.B.; Jacobson, S W; Schantz, S L; Mullin, M D

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%; dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT), in more than 70%. 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.

• Research Organization: Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6757429
• Report Number(s): PB-90-264813/XAB; CNN: EPA-R-80852010; PHS-ES-03256
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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