Serial PBB Levels, PCB Levels, and Clinical Chemistries in Michigan’s PBB Cohort

Kreiss, Kathleen; Roberts, Caralee; Humphrey, Harold E. B.

doi:10.1080/00039896.1982.10667553

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“…An experimental half-life determined in rats using a multicompartment model that was then extrapolated to humans was reported as 6.5 years (14); the elimination of PBB from rat serum has been shown to be first order (15). A linear relationship between PBB concentrations in adipose tissue and in serum with a ratio of approximately 300:1 has been demonstrated; the different congeners of PBB do not have significantly different partition ratios (16,17).…”

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Half-life of polybrominated biphenyl in human sera.

Rosen

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et al. 1995

Environ Health Perspect

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(12).The purpose of this study was to estimate the half-life of PBB in human blood sera in order to contribute to our understanding of how continued body burden relates to the possible adverse health consequences of exposure. We found only one previous report of the half-life of PBB in humans (13). This study gave a median estimate of 12 years with a range of 4.6-94.7 years. This estimate was determined by serum measurements from 15 females and 12 males; the half-life for females and males was similar. An experimental half-life determined in rats using a multicompartment model that was then extrapolated to humans was reported as 6.5 years (14); the elimination of PBB from rat serum has been shown to be first order (15). A linear relationship between PBB concentrations in adipose tissue and in serum with a ratio of approximately 300:1 has been demonstrated; the different congeners of PBB do not have significantly different partition ratios (16,17). MethodsWe used data and participants from the Michigan PBB prospective cohort project, which was started in 1975 and was previously described by Pirkle et al. (18). The Michigan investigators enrolled people in the study if they were residents of farms quarantined because of PBB in milk detected at 300 ppb, in eggs detected at 50 ppb (N = 2148), or if they were recipients of food products from quarantined farms (N = 1421). Participation was over 95%. Subjects answered a questionnaire, provided a blood sample, and were followed over time to contribute new blood samples and answer follow-up questionnaires.Participants from the cohort were eligible for inclusion in our analysis if they: 1) lived on a quarantined farm or consumed food products from such a farm; 2) had at least two PBB level determinations between 1976 and 1982 that were a minimum of 1 year apart; 3) were over 18 years of age at the time of their first PBB level measurement; and 4) had an initial PBB level determination of at least 20 pbb. We included the age requirement because continued growth may affect measured PBB levels and half-life (19,20 Ct represents concentration at later times, and k is the rate of decline (21). After taking logarithms and rearranging, this formula is equivalent to -k = Alog(C)/At, where Alog(C) is the change in the log of PBB measurements and At is the change in time between the measurements. The estimated half-life is then equal to log(2)/X. We estimated k for each individual using simple linear regression of eligible PBB measurements and the times between them. We estimated the half-life using two methods in order to better summarize the data. The first method used the median of the individual x values to estimate the halflife. Confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using distribution-free techniques (22). The second method used the mean of the individual X values. Weighting subjects according to the number of available PBB measurements for sensitivity analysis did not change the results. The SAS system was used for calculations

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Half-life of polybrominated biphenyl in human sera.

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“…Additionally, we evaluated exposure to PCBs. PCB measurements were performed on the majority of the cohort (1976)(1977)(1978)(1979)(1980)(1981)(1982)(1983)(1984)(1985)(1986)(1987)(1988) to determine whether PCBs, a widespread environmental contaminant, might be as important as PBB exposure for the cohort's long-term health status (19). Women in the current study had a maximum of six PCB measurements taken between 1976 and 1988, with a correlation of 0.61 between values.…”

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Breast-feeding among women exposed to polybrominated biphenyls in Michigan.

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Zhang

et al. 2001

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In the early 1970s, the largest industrial accident in the United States resulted in widespread contamination of the food supply in Michigan with polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs). The chemical similarity of PBBs to compounds implicated as endocrine disruptors has raised the question of whether PBBs could affect the reproductive system. In the present analysis we examine the relation between serum measurements of PBBs and the frequency and duration of lactation. Persons who lived on or received food from farms exposed to PBBs were enrolled in a registry by the Michigan Department of Public Health. Female members of the cohort were invited to participate in a telephone survey of reproductive outcomes. The three outcomes of interest in the present analysis were a) the decision to breast-feed (yes/no); b) the duration, in months, of breast-feeding as the main source of nutrition; and c) the total duration, in months, of breast-feeding. None of the three outcomes was significantly associated with serum PBB levels, even after controlling for maternal age, previous history of breast-feeding, body mass index, maternal education, household income, history of smoking in the year before pregnancy, consumption of alcohol during the first trimester of pregnancy, history of thyroid disorder, gestational age of the infant in weeks, time to pregnancy, and year of birth.

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“…Tal fato foi observado também por Kreis e col. 30 que afirmaram os níveis médios de PCBs aumentaram c idad O aumento dos níveis médios de PCBs co idade . .…”

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