Persistent Organic Chlorinated Compound Residues in the Breast Milk of Female Seasonal Agricultural Workers.
J Occup Environ Med
; 60(9): 860-866, 2018 09.
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| ID: mdl-29851746
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This retrospective descriptive study aimed to investigate organochlorine compounds in women who breastfeed and work as a seasonal agricultural worker (SAW).METHODS:
It was carried out on 100 woman working as SAW. Data were collected with a questionnaire by face-to-face interview and analyzed the residues of 27 items of organochlorine pesticides, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) metabolites and polychlorinated biphenyls, from persistent organic pollutants in mothers' 50âmL breast milk. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and correlation analysis were used to evaluate data.RESULTS:
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)28 component was determined in almost all women's milk and more than half of collected milk contained beta-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), PCB52, pp'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), PCB70, pp'- dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) ve Gamma HCH, respectively.CONCLUSION:
It was recommended that necessary legal regulations and public information policy about that subject should exist.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Resíduos de Praguicidas
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Agricultura
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Hidrocarbonetos Clorados
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Leite Humano
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Occup Environ Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article