Background: Human health risk assessment methods have advanced in recent years to
more accurately estimate risks associated with exposure during childhood. However …

Background Adipose tissue constitutes a continual source of internal exposure to organic
pollutants (OPs). When fats mobilize during pregnancy and breastfeeding, OPs could affect …

Background Bio-accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the environment
and in the food chain can lead to high pollutant concentrations in human fat-containing …

The objectives of the study were to determine the aflatoxin M1 content in human milk
samples in Vojvodina, Serbia, and to assess the risk of infants' exposure to aflatoxins food …

This research explored the relationships between the energy use and economic output and
pollution emissions in China's crop production system during 1995–2011. A set of indicator …

Discovery of emerging pollutants in breast milk will be helpful for understanding the hazards
to human health. However, it is difficult to identify key compounds among thousands present …

We analyzed 20 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and seven organochlorine pesticides
(OCPs) in milk samples collected during 2009–2011 from primiparae living in two different …

Breast milk is the reference food for the infant both for its content in nutrients, necessary for
normal growth and development, and for the presence of biologically active substances that …

Because of their persistence, bioaccumulation tendency, and toxicity, organochlorine
pesticides (OCPs) were banned several decades ago. However, they are still detected in …

The food chain is the main source of exposure to humans by organochlorine pesticides
(OCPs) due to the bioaccumulation. Breast milk can accumulate OCPs, so this matrix is often …