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Organochlorine Pesticide Level Differences Among Female Inhabitants from Veracruz, Puebla and Tabasco, Mexico

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology volume 93, pages 233–237 (2014)Cite this article

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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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  1. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Veracruz, SS Juan Pablo II s/n, 94290, Boca del Rio, Vercaruz, Mexico

    Stefan M. Waliszewski

  2. Biomedical Research Center, University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico

    M. Caba, A. J. Martínez, E. Meza & R. Zepeda

  3. Chemical Investigation Center, University Autonomous of Morelos State, Cuernavaca, Mexico

    H. Saldarriaga-Noreña

  4. University Autonomous of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico

    R. Valencia Quintana

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Waliszewski, S.M., Caba, M., Saldarriaga-Noreña, H. et al. Organochlorine Pesticide Level Differences Among Female Inhabitants from Veracruz, Puebla and Tabasco, Mexico. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 93, 233–237 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-014-1309-3

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Keywords

  • Organochlorine pesticides
  • Adipose tissue
  • Female