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DDT and Its Metabolites in Human Milk Collected in Veracruz City and Suburban Areas (Mexico)

DDT and Its Metabolites in Human Milk Collected in Veracruz City and Suburban Areas (Mexico) Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (1998) 60:852-857 © 1998 Springer-Verlag New York Inc. DDT and Its Metabolites in Human Milk Collected in Veracruz City and Suburban Areas (Mexico) 1 1 1 2 3 V. T. Pardío, S. M. Waliszewski, A. A. Aguirre, H. Coronel, G. V. Burelo, 1 1 R. M. lnfanzon R., J. Rivera Institute of Forensic Medicine, Veracruz University, Avenida SS Juan Pablo II esq. Reyes Heroles s/n, Post Office Box 1380, 91700 Veracruz, Ver., Mexico Faculty of Physics and Artificial Intelligence, Veracruz University, Sebastián Camacho #5, Col. Centro 91000, Jalapa, Ver., México General Hospital of Veracruz, Avenida 20 de Noviembre, 91700 Veracruz, Ver., México Received: 19 November 1997/Accepted: 31 March 1998 Since 1990, Mexico has used approximately 3000 tons of DDT per year in anti-malaria control programs, mainly in tropic areas (PAHO 1995). This organochlorine pesticide has been used in the malaria-endemic areas of Veracruz, Mexico, thus, for this purpose a spraying regime has been followed in urban and suburban areas of Veracruz City by applying DDT every six months on indoor surfaces and dwellings at a coverage of 2g/m (DGE SSA 1996). Due to their lipophilic properties, DDT and its metabolites are primarily stored in fat-rich http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Springer Journals

DDT and Its Metabolites in Human Milk Collected in Veracruz City and Suburban Areas (Mexico)

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 by Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Subject
Legacy
ISSN
0007-4861
eISSN
1432-0800
DOI
10.1007/s001289900705
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Abstract

Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (1998) 60:852-857 © 1998 Springer-Verlag New York Inc. DDT and Its Metabolites in Human Milk Collected in Veracruz City and Suburban Areas (Mexico) 1 1 1 2 3 V. T. Pardío, S. M. Waliszewski, A. A. Aguirre, H. Coronel, G. V. Burelo, 1 1 R. M. lnfanzon R., J. Rivera Institute of Forensic Medicine, Veracruz University, Avenida SS Juan Pablo II esq. Reyes Heroles s/n, Post Office Box 1380, 91700 Veracruz, Ver., Mexico Faculty of Physics and Artificial Intelligence, Veracruz University, Sebastián Camacho #5, Col. Centro 91000, Jalapa, Ver., México General Hospital of Veracruz, Avenida 20 de Noviembre, 91700 Veracruz, Ver., México Received: 19 November 1997/Accepted: 31 March 1998 Since 1990, Mexico has used approximately 3000 tons of DDT per year in anti-malaria control programs, mainly in tropic areas (PAHO 1995). This organochlorine pesticide has been used in the malaria-endemic areas of Veracruz, Mexico, thus, for this purpose a spraying regime has been followed in urban and suburban areas of Veracruz City by applying DDT every six months on indoor surfaces and dwellings at a coverage of 2g/m (DGE SSA 1996). Due to their lipophilic properties, DDT and its metabolites are primarily stored in fat-rich

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Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologySpringer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 1998

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