Research on environmentally related chemical contaminants in breast milk spans several
decades and dozens of countries. The ability to use this research as an environmental …

Insecticides have a pivotal role in our lives, not only for crop protection in agriculture, but
also to avoid the spreading of harmful pests causing human diseases such as malaria. Due …

Measurements of organochlorine pesticides (lindane, cis‐chlordane [CC], trans‐chlordane
[TC], trans‐nonachlor [TN]), dieldrin, p, p′‐dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene [DDE], and …

A survey was made of 36 Alabama agricultural soils to assess residues of formerly used
organochlorine pesticides. Compounds determined comprised α-and γ …

BACKGROUND: Concern over human breast milk contamination with the pesticide DDT (1,
1, 1-trichloro-2, 2-bis (chlorodiphenyl) ethane) has prompted numerous studies around the …

El presente trabajo analiza la investigación que se ha llevado a cabo en México con
relación al uso y efecto de los plaguicidas en el ambiente y salud humana. Se revisaron 394 …

Fish are important dietary items that provide essential nutrients. Fish however,
bioaccumulate monomethyl mercury (MMHg) and organo-halogenated pollutants (OHP) that …

Organochlorine pesticides, due to their persistence, accumulate in food chains and cause
elevated contamination in human beings. These residues bioconcentrate in lipid-rich tissues …

In response to mounting concerns about the endocrine‐disrupting influence of
environmental chemicals on human health, this epidemiological study was initiated to test …

The authors analyzed the relation between lactation history, organochlorine serum levels–in
particular, 2, 2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)-1, 1, 1-trichloroethane (DDT) and 1, 1-dichloro-2, 2-bis …