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Organochlorine Pesticide Level Differences Among Female Inhabitants from Veracruz,Puebla and Tabasco,Mexico |
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| Authors: | Stefan M. Waliszewski M. Caba H. Saldarriaga-Noreña A. J. Martínez E. Meza R. Valencia Quintana R. Zepeda |
| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Veracruz, SS Juan Pablo II s/n, 94290, Boca del Rio, Vercaruz, Mexico 2. Biomedical Research Center, University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico 3. Chemical Investigation Center, University Autonomous of Morelos State, Cuernavaca, Mexico 4. University Autonomous of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico |
| Abstract: | Organochlorine pesticides have been used in Mexico in malaria control programs and against ectoparasites. The objective of this study was to compare the levels of organochlorine pesticides: HCB, α-β-γ-HCH, pp′-DDE, op′-DDT and pp′-DDT in adipose tissue of female inhabitants from three Mexican states: Veracruz, Puebla and Tabasco. Data analyses indicated higher β-HCH levels in Puebla inhabitants. When comparing the mean values of the pp′-DDE concentrations among the three states, no statistically significant differences were noted. A trend of increasing concentrations of op′-DDT from Veracruz to Puebla and Tabasco was observed. Significantly higher pp′-DDT concentrations in Veracruz as compared to Puebla and Tabasco were determined. Using factorial analysis of three age categories (>30, 31–50, <51) organochlorine pesticide concentrations increases with age of participants, indicating time of exposure as a principal factor of organochlorine pesticides accumulation in adipose tissue. |
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