Evaluation of daily dietary intake of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and benzene hexachloride (BHC) in India.
Duplicate samples of the diet of vegetarian adults were analyzed to estimate the residues of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and benzene hexachloride (BHC). The total food consumed by an adult per day was collected and categorized as fatty food, non-fatty food, water, and beverages. Fatty food was the main source of these chlorinated insecticides, and it contributed almost 50% of the total dietary intake. The average total DDT and BHC consumed by an adult were 19.24 micrograms/d and 77.15 micrograms/d, respectively. Blood DDT and BHC levels reflected intake (r = 0.685 for DDT; r = 0.515 for BHC).
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Forensic Science Laboratory, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, India.
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D000328:Adult; D003634:DDT / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D004032:Diet; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male
D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane; D003634:DDT