Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls levels in human milk from Chelem, Yucatn, Mxico. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human milk from Chelem, Yucatan, Mexico were analyzed. Relatively high levels of p,p'-DDE, gamma-chlordane, beta-hexacyclohexane (beta-HCH) and PCB congeners 170, 28, and 44 were found. Concentration profiles by OCP groups followed the next order: SigmaDDTs > SigmaChlordanes > SigmaHCHs > SigmaChlorobenzenes > SigmaDrins. Total OCPs showed a decreasing tendency with number of births (primipara and multipara and age ranks) but these differences were not significant. SigmaDDT levels were lower than in other studies in Mexico, but 36% of the samples exceeded the JMPR-FAO/WHO acceptable daily intake (ADI). About 60.53% of samples exceeded the ADI value for heptachlors.

published proceedings

  • Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Rodas-Ortz, J. P., Ceja-Moreno, V., Gonzlez-Navarrete, R. L., Alvarado-Meja, J., Rodrguez-Hernndez, M. E., & Gold-Bouchot, G.

citation count

  • 45

complete list of authors

  • Rodas-Ortíz, Juan Pablo||Ceja-Moreno, Victor||González-Navarrete, RL||Alvarado-Mejía, Jorge||Rodríguez-Hernández, Marissa E||Gold-Bouchot, Gerardo

publication date

  • March 2008