Organochlorine and heavy metals in newborns: Results from the Flemish Environment and Health Survey (FLEHS 2002-2006)

To collect regional information on internal levels of pollutants in humans in Flanders, 1196 mother-child pairs were systematically recruited in 2002-2003 via 25 maternities across Flanders. Cd, Pb, PCB congeners 118, 170, 138, 153 and 180, p,p'-DDE - a key metabolite of DDT- and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) were measured in cord blood or plasma. Cd was detected in 64% of the samples (geometric mean 0.21 mu g/L cord blood). p,p'-DDE (110 ng/g plasma lipids) and Pb (14.7 mu g/L blood), were measurable in nearly all samples. The individual PCB congeners could be detected in 40 to 81% of the newborns... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Koppen, Gudrun
Den Hond, Elly
Nelen, Vera
Van De Mieroop, Els
BRUCKERS, Liesbeth
Bilau, Maaike
Keune, Hans
Van Larebeke, Nicolas
Covaci, Adrian
Van De Weghe, Hendrik
Schroijen, Carmen
Desager, Kristine
Stalpaert, Michel
Baeyens, Willy
Schoeters, Greet
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Verlag/Hrsg.: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Schlagwörter: Newborns / Biomarkers / Organochlorine compounds / Heavy metals / Survey / Belgium
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26589777
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/1942/10471