Exposure to environmental hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) among rural children in north eastern China / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
;
(12): 230-233, 2010.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-360598
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess HCH and DDT exposure levels and associated risk factors among 262 children aged 6-10 years in a northeastern rural area of China between April and May of 2008.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eight HCH and DDT metabolites in serum samples were monitored by gas chromatography. A questionnaire was administered to identify the sources of pesticides in children' serum samples.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>At least one pesticide metabolite was detected in 81.7% of the tested children. Higher amounts of pp'DDD were detected in 50% of them. Children's age and their father's occupation as farmers, together with not changing work clothes after work, were the main risk factors for HCH and DDT exposure among them.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Children living in rural areas are experiencing multiple sources of organochlorine pesticide exposure. These pesticides may have been retained in the environment for a long period of time.</p>
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Population rurale
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Lindane
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Chine
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Exposition environnementale
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Toxicité
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Enfant
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Année:
2010
Type:
Article
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