Placental transfer of DDT in mother-infant pairs from Northern Thailand

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 484-489

  Sapbamrer, Ratana ^a   Prapamontol, Tippawan ^a   Prakobvitayakit, Ookaew ^a   Vaneesorn, Yuthsak ^a   Mangklabruks, Ampica ^a   Hock, Bertold ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cord serum; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Maternal serum; Northern Thailand; Organochlorines

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CORRELATION METHODS; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION;

CORD SERUM; CORRELATION CO-EFFICIENT; DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE; DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE (DDT); ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; MATERNAL SERUM; NORTHERN THAILAND; ORGANOCHLORINES; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM LEVELS; SERUM SAMPLES; THAILAND;

BODY FLUIDS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; INSECTICIDE;

DDD; DDT; MALARIA; MATERNAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS BLOOD; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THAILAND; VASCULARIZATION;

DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDES; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MOTHERS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THAILAND;

ASIA; CHIANG DAO; CHIANG MAI [NORTHERN REGION]; EURASIA; NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 48249152204     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230802174615     Document Type: Article

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