CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS IN ADIPOSE-TISSUE OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS - INVENTORY AND STUDIES ON THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH INTAKE OF MOTHERS MILK
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS IN ADIPOSE-TISSUE OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS - INVENTORY AND STUDIES ON THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH INTAKE OF MOTHERS MILK
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00540242
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
HOFMANN, U
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作者:
NIESSEN, KH;RAMOLLA, J;HOFMANN, U
Chlorinated hydrocarbon and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations were determined in adipose tissue from 34 infants, 14 children in the 2nd yr of life and 2 older children. The highest mean concentration detected during the first 2 yr of life was for PCB (0.67 ppm), followed by DDT (0.57 ppm), HCB (hexachlorobenzene) (0.23 ppm) and HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane isomers) (0.15 ppm). HCB and PCB concentrations, which are characteristic of highly industrialized countries, were considerably higher in children of West German mothers than in those of Turkish mothers. All single investigated values were lower than the mean values for adults in West Germany, but many were still higher than mean concentrations for adults in other parts of the world. A breakdown into children with high mothers'' milk intake and those with low intake showed a highly significant association with the quantity of mothers'' milk consumed. Organohalogen concentration in the adipose tissue of children with high intake was significantly higher than in those with low intake. Development of further ways to reduce environmental organohalogen contamination sources and the study of the possible pathogenetic effect of these organohalogens on children''s health is needed.