Serum levels of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls among inhabitants of Greater Metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Níveis séricos de pesticidas organoclorados e bifenilos policlorados em habitantes da Área Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Levels of persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in the blood serum of people living and working in the urban area of greater Rio de Janeiro city. Blood samples from 33 volunteers (16 males, 17 females, 19-63 years old) were taken in January...

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Main Authors: Isabella Fernandes Delgado, Heloisa H.C. Barretto, Teresa A. Kussumi, Irene Baptista Alleluia, Cenira de A. Baggio, Francisco José Roma Paumgartten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2002-04-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
DDT
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2002000200017