Organochlorine pesticide residues in biological compartments of healthy mothers

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 441-448

  Elserougy, Safaa ^a   Beshir, Safia ^a   Saad Hussein, Amal ^a   Abouarab, Assem ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

adipose tissue; breast milk; DDT; gravida; lindane; maternal; Organochlorine pesticides; umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; P' DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MULTIGRAVIDA; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RURAL AREA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; URBAN AREA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BREAST MILK; DDT; GRAVIDA; LINDANE; MATERNAL; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY BURDEN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MILK, HUMAN; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PESTICIDES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84878254114     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233712436645     Document Type: Article

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