Determinants of organochlorine levels detectable in the amniotic fluid of women from Tenerife Island (Canary Islands, Spain)

Luzardo, Octavio P.; Mahtani, Vikesh; Troyano, J. M.; Rosa, Margarita Álvarez de la; Padilla-Pérez, Ana Isabel; Zumbado, Manuel; Almeida, Maira; Burillo-Putze, Guillermo; Boada, Carlos; Boada, Luis D.

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2009.03.008

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“…This species faces a high exposure to organic pollutants (Garcia-Alvarez et al, 2014a;Garcia-Alvarez et al, 2014b) and is considered a valuable biomarker of the health status of the marine ecosystems. A high concentration of contaminants has also been reported in humans from this archipelago (Luzardo et al, 2012;Luzardo et al, 2009) and in other marine animals from the Canary Islands waters (Camacho et al, 2014) and other nearby areas (Camacho et al, 2013). Although there is a previous research concerning a few inorganic pollutants in 12 bottlenose dolphins stranded on the canary coasts (Carballo et al, 2004), there is a need of more recent and comprehensive data from this marine region.…”

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Mercury and selenium status of bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ): A study in stranded animals on the Canary Islands

García‐Álvarez

Fernández

Boada

et al. 2015

Science of The Total Environment

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Mercury and selenium status of bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ): A study in stranded animals on the Canary Islands

García‐Álvarez

Fernández

Boada

et al. 2015

Science of The Total Environment

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“…We have determined the plasmatic levels of 56 POPs (11 OCPs and metabolites, 18 PCBs, and 27 PAHs and metabolites) in dog (n = 87) and human (n = 100) plasma samples. Sampling was performed in the Canary Islands (Spain), a well-studied area regarding the levels of these pollutants (Zumbado et al 2005;Luzardo et al 2009Luzardo et al , 2014Henríquez-Hernández et al 2011;Almeida-Gonzalez et al 2012;Boada et al 2012;Luzardo, RodriguezHernandez, et al 2013;Burillo-Putze et al 2014;Rodríguez-Hernández et al 2014;), and all the samples were analysed under the same instrumental conditions. The normalized results of both species were statistically analysed and compared with each other.…”

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Are pet dogs good sentinels of human exposure to environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls?

Ruiz-Suárez

Rial

Boada

et al. 2015

Journal of Applied Animal Research

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Several studies have shown that pet dogs and cats, since they share the habitat with people, could be good sentinels for human exposure to environmental pollutants. However, some publications have suggested that dogs could efficiently metabolize and eliminate some persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which are accumulated by humans throughout life. For this reason, the role of domestic dogs as sentinels could not be appropriate, at least for certain contaminants. To test this hypothesis, we designed this study in which we determined plasma levels of 56 POPs (11 organochlorine pesticides [OCPs], 18 polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] and 27 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) in the plasma of 87 dogs and 100 people from the same area (the Canary Islands, Spain). We detected most of these contaminants in the plasma of both species, although the frequencies of detection, concentrations and profiles were very different from each other, especially for ∑OCPs and ∑PCBs. In light of these results, we can conclude that, although they share the environment, sources of exposure to these pollutants and/or the metabolic capabilities do not seem to be comparable between the two species, so that the dog does not seem to be a good sentinel for human exposure to these contaminants.

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“…Otherwise the value was considered to be 0. This methodology has been validated and widely employed by our research group (Kakuschke et al, 2010;Luzardo et al, 2009Luzardo et al, , 2013aLuzardo et al, , 2013b.…”

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Relationship of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) with parasitism, iron homeostasis, and other health outcomes: Results from a cross-sectional study on recently arrived African immigrants

Henríquez-Hernández

Boada

Pérez-Arellano

et al. 2016

Environmental Research

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Determinants of organochlorine levels detectable in the amniotic fluid of women from Tenerife Island (Canary Islands, Spain)

Cited by 61 publications

References 28 publications

Mercury and selenium status of bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ): A study in stranded animals on the Canary Islands

Mercury and selenium status of bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ): A study in stranded animals on the Canary Islands

Are pet dogs good sentinels of human exposure to environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls?

Relationship of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) with parasitism, iron homeostasis, and other health outcomes: Results from a cross-sectional study on recently arrived African immigrants

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