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Chemosphere ; 78(10): 1244-9, 2010 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20092871

RESUMO

Taking into account the environmental persistence and the toxicity of DDT, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) organized a surveillance program in Mesoamerica which included the detection of residual DDT in environmental (soil) and biological samples (fish tissue and children's blood). This program was carried out in communities from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. This paper presents the first report of that program. As expected, the results show that the levels for [summation operator] DDT in soil (outdoor or indoor) and fish samples in the majority of the locations studied are below guidelines. However, in some locations, we found children with high concentrations of DDT as in Mexico (mean level 50.2 ng/mL). Furthermore, in some communities and for some matrices, the DDT/DDE quotient is higher than one and this may reflect a recent DDT exposure. Therefore, more efforts are needed to avoid exposure and to prevent the reintroduction of DDT into the region. In this regard it is important to know that under the surveillance of PAHO and with the support of UNEP, a regional program in Mesoamerica for the collection and disposal of DDT and other POPs stockpiles is in progress.


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DDT/análise , DDT/metabolismo , Exposição Ambiental/análise , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Poluentes Ambientais/análise , Poluentes Ambientais/metabolismo , Animais , América Central , Criança , Pré-Escolar , DDT/sangue , Poluentes Ambientais/sangue , Peixes/metabolismo , Humanos , México , Solo/análise
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