title: Ecological assessment of a region with PCB emissions using samples of soil, vegetation and breast milk: a case study.
abstract: An ecological assessment is performed by using a data bank of air, soil, vegetation and biology data from the area of a capacitor plant in Serpukhov, Russia. Over a number of years the use of PCBs for filling capacitors has brought about environmental contamination beyond the plant's sanitary zone, in particular along a stream where vegetables and berries are grown commercially. A correlation has been found between abnormally high concentrations of PCBs in breast milk of women living in the proximity of the plant and the occurrence of diathesis in babies. A number of remedial measures have been developed in conjunction with the city's sanitary service.
authors.affiliation: Science-Production Association Typhoon, Obninsk, Kaluga Region, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bobovnikova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dibtseva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitroshkov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pleskachevskaya
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012426:Russia; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls