Simultaneous presence of DDT and pyrethroid residues in human breast milk from a malaria endemic area in South Africa

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 902-917

  Bouwman, H ^a   Sereda, B ^b   Meinhardt, H M ^c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c Testing and Conformity Services (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breast milk; DDT; Malaria; Pyrethroid

Indexed keywords

BREAST MILK; CYPERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID;

MALARIA CONTROL;

BODY FLUIDS;

CHLORPHENOTANE; CIPERMETHRIN; CYFLUTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID;

BREASTFEEDING; DDT; MALARIA; MILK; PYRETHROID;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PRIMIPARA; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DDT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; LIPIDS; MALARIA; MILK, HUMAN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PYRETHRINS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

DDT; MILK;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33748436038     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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