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1. DDE, a degradation product of DDT, and duration of lactation in a highly exposed area of Mexico

Author

Cupul-Uicab, Lea A., Gladen, Beth C., Hernandez-Avila, Mauricio, Weber, Jean-Philippe, and Longnecker, Matthew P.

Subjects
Breast milk -- Chemical properties, Breast milk -- Contamination, Lactation -- Research, Environmental health -- Research, DDT (Insecticide) -- Health aspects, DDT (Insecticide) -- Environmental aspects
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Higher levels of l, l-dichloro-2, 2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE), the major degradation product of l, 1, 1-trichloro-2, 2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT), have been related to shorter duration of breast-feeding in previous studies. If [...]

Published
2008

2. Effect of prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls on incidence of acute respiratory infections in preschool Inuit children

Author

Dallaire, Frederic, Dewailly, Eric, Vezina, Carole, Muckle, Gina, Weber, Jean-Philippe, Bruneau, Suzanne, and Ayotte, Pierre

Subjects
Respiratory tract diseases -- Health aspects, Infection -- Health aspects, Early childhood education -- Health aspects, Children -- Health aspects, Medical research -- Health aspects, Medicine, Experimental -- Health aspects
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We set out to assess whether environmental prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is associated with incidence of acute respiratory infections in preschool Inuit children. STUDY DESIGN: We reviewed [...]

Published
2006

3. Concentration of organochlorines in human brain, liver, and adipose tissue autopsy samples from Greenland

Author

Dewailly, Eric, Mulvad, Gert, Pedersen, Henning S., Ayotte, Pierre, Demers, Alain, Weber, Jean-Philippe, and Hansen, Jens C.

Subjects
Inuit -- Food and nutrition, Organochlorine compounds -- Research, Adipose tissues -- Analysis, Greenland -- Environmental aspects
Abstract

The content of organochlorines (OCs) in the body tissue of deceased Greenlanders is examined, focusing on the environmental effects of organic pollutants into the food supply. Topics include the ingestion of OCs into sea mammals upon which Greenlander feed, measured concentrations in brain, liver, and adipose tissues, and the environmental issues raised by organic pollutants and traditional Greenland diets.

Published
1999

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