1993
DOI: 10.1007/bf00191243
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Organochlorine insecticide residues in human breast milk: A survey of lactating mothers from a remote area in Papua New Guinea

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“…The figure shows that as the % sum lipid content increased, there was a corresponding increase and thereafter a drop in the sum DDT in the older mothers (27)(28)(29)(30). The drop in sum DDT with age is in agreement with the report by Saxena and Siddiqui (1982), although other studies have shown no correlation between maternal age and DDT levels (Spicer and Kereu 1993;Hernández et al 1993;Okonkwo et al 1999). It is possible that other variables such as diet, number of pregnancies and duration of residence may also contribute to the level of DDTs in mothers.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 81%
“…The figure shows that as the % sum lipid content increased, there was a corresponding increase and thereafter a drop in the sum DDT in the older mothers (27)(28)(29)(30). The drop in sum DDT with age is in agreement with the report by Saxena and Siddiqui (1982), although other studies have shown no correlation between maternal age and DDT levels (Spicer and Kereu 1993;Hernández et al 1993;Okonkwo et al 1999). It is possible that other variables such as diet, number of pregnancies and duration of residence may also contribute to the level of DDTs in mothers.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 81%
“…This supports the theory that the total body load of organochlorines via the breast milk are shed with each successive pregnancy and lactation. During lactation, fat mobilization could take place from adipose tissues within which the organochlorine pesticides are stored, followed by excretion with the milk (Rogan et al 1986;Skaare et al1 990;Spicer and Kereu 1993;Weisenberg et al 1985). This pattern was not observed among HCH isomers and HCB.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…As man constitutes the last link of the food chain, it is man's body that accumulates the highest concentrations of organochlorine compounds (Dewailly et al 1993, Góralczyk andStrucinski 1996). According to some authors (Czaja et al 1997, Noren 1983, Spicer and Keren 1993, one of the most important means of excreting these compounds from the man's body may be lactation. On the other hand it has been shown in our previous studies (Ludwicki and Góralczyk 1994) that the age may considerably contribute in OCs concentration in human adipose tissues.…”
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