Health risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides with emphasis on DDTs and HCHs in abandoned agricultural soils.
J Environ Monit
; 13(8): 2250-9, 2011 Aug.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21677982
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to evaluate the consequence of changing land use from agriculture land to other use purposes with respect to OCPs non-cancer and cancer risk on human health, based on concentrations of DDTs and HCHs in soils collected from 55 locations representing 12 different land use types. There were no non-cancer risks of DDTs and γ-HCHs on adults and children, and there were very low cancer risks of DDD, o,p'-DDE, DDT, α-HCH, ß-HCH, γ-HCH based on their total concentrations in all samples. Nonetheless, there were significant correlations of DDT to its metabolites (DDE and DDD) (r = 0.506 and r = 0.648) and DDE to DDD (r = 0.438) both at p < 0.01. OCP levels should be routinely monitored in different environmental media and food in order to verify whether there is fresh input. Their potential risks on human health should also be assessed.
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Praguicidas
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Poluentes do Solo
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Hexaclorocicloexano
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DDT
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Environ Monit
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article