High levels of DDT in breast milk: Intake, risk, lactation duration, and involvement of gender

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 170, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-70

  Bouwman, Hindrik ^a   Kylin, Henrik ^b,c   Sereda, Barbara ^d   Bornman, Riana ^e  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Indoor residual spray; Malaria control; Maximum Residue Limit; Provisional Tolerable Daily Intake; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BREAST MILK; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAY; MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS; SOUTH AFRICA; TOLERABLE DAILY INTAKE;

MALARIA CONTROL; OILS AND FATS; RURAL AREAS;

PHYSIOLOGY;

CHLORPHENOTANE;

DDT; DISEASE CONTROL; GENDER RELATIONS; LACTATION; MALARIA; MILK;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; LACTATION; MALARIA; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MULTIPARA; NEWBORN; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84863204915     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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