Organochlorine pesticide residues in mothers' milk in Uganda
Breast-milk samples were collected from mothers living in Kampala city, Uganda, and in a rural area and analyzed for concentrations of organochlorine pesticides. In all 143 samples, p,p'-DDT and -DDE were detected, along with residues of dieldrin, o,p'-DDT, beta -hexachlorocyclohexane, p,p...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1996-06, Vol.56 (6), p.873-880 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Breast-milk samples were collected from mothers living in Kampala city, Uganda, and in a rural area and analyzed for concentrations of organochlorine pesticides. In all 143 samples, p,p'-DDT and -DDE were detected, along with residues of dieldrin, o,p'-DDT, beta -hexachlorocyclohexane, p,p'-DDD, and lindane. The median level of total DDT was 2.54 mg/kg milk fat, with an overall estimated daily intake of 14.74 mu g/kg body weight. No quantifiable levels of PCBs and hexachlorobenzene were found. All concentration data are tabulated. |
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ISSN: | 0007-4861 1432-0800 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s001289900127 |