Residues of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides in human milk of Jordanian women

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-148

  Nasir, Kefaya ^a   Bilto, Yousif Y ^a   Al Shuraiki, Yousef ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides; DDT; Human milk; Jordan; Organochlorine pesticides

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; ALDRIN; CHLORDANE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; ENDRIN; HEPTACHLOR; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; INSECTICIDE;

HYDROCARBON; INSECTICIDE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; JORDAN; LACTATION; NORMAL HUMAN;

JORDAN;

JORDANIA;

EID: 0031812524     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00195-4     Document Type: Article

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