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The present study is a stage of the regular POP monitoring conducted in the framework of the Russian Federation’s National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The POPs concentration (ΣHCH+ΣDDT+ΣPCB) in the samples ranged from 23 to 878 (with a mean of 151.4) ng/g lipid. The ranges of concentrations of OCPs (ΣHCH+ΣDDT) and PCBs were 2.8–291 and 3.2–720 ng/g lipid, respectively. The mean values of OCPs and PCBs amounted to 80.1 and 74.9 ng/g lipid, respectively. As suggested by the results of the EDI calculation, intake of PCBs is slightly high in infants. The fact that most studies have associated PCB with effects, such as development of congenital deformity, reduced immunity, lower weight, and small baby size at birth, makes it an alarming situation.
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Tsygankov, V.Y., Gumovskaya, Y.P., Gumovskiy, A.N. et al. Bioaccumulation of POPs in human breast milk from south of the Russian Far East and exposure risk to breastfed infants. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 5951–5957 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07394-y
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