Residues of DDT and its metabolites in human blood samples in Delhi, India.
Blood samples from 182 people in Delhi, India, were examined for DDT residues. All except 8 contained DDT and its metabolites. The average total DDT concentration in the whole blood ranged from 0.177 to 0.683 mg/litre in males and from 0.166 to 0.329 mg/litre in females. The DDT metabolites detected were p,p'-DDE, p,p'-DDD, and o,p'-DDT. DDE accounted for most of the total DDT.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003634:DDT / Q000097:blood*; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene / Q000097:blood*; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene; D003634:DDT; D003632:Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane