Main Title |
Determinants of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs), and Dichlorodiphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT) Levels in the Sera of Young Children. |
Author |
Jacobson, J. L. ;
Humphrey, H. E. B. ;
Jacobson, S. W. ;
Schantz, S. L. ;
Mullin, M. D. ;
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CORP Author |
Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI. ;Michigan Dept. of Public Health, Lansing. Center for Environmental Health Sciences.;Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, Grosse Ile, MI. Large Lakes Research Station.;National Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC. |
Publisher |
c1989 |
Year Published |
1989 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-80852010 ;PHS-ES-03256; EPA/600/J-89/430; |
Stock Number |
PB90-264813 |
Additional Subjects |
Blood chemical analysis ;
DDT ;
Children ;
Michigan ;
Public health ;
Reprints ;
Toxic substances ;
Polychlorobiphenyl compounds ;
Polybromobiphenyl compounds ;
Human milk ;
Cohort studies ;
Environmental pollutants
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Holdings |
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB90-264813 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
6p |
Abstract |
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. (Copyright (c) 1989 American Journal of Public Health). |