title: [Heavy metal and organochlorine pesticide blood levels in children of 1 to 10 years of age].
abstract: A study of a sample of 251 children aged between 1 and 10 was carried out in 6 districts of Cubatão county, S. Paulo State, Brazil. This study showed the presence of organochlorine pesticides in the blood serum of 242 children. p-p' DDE was detected in 73 of the samples (30%) and HCH in 47 of them (19%). The mean value of p-p' DDE was 0.85 +/- 2.13 micrograms/l. and that of HCH was 0.28 +/- 0.79 micrograms/l. Lead and mercury were also detected in the blood serum. The mean value for lead was 17.8 +/- 5.8 micrograms/l. and for mercury was 9.1 +/- 0.79 micrograms/l. The levels found in consumers of aquatic organisms taken from the rivers of Cubatão showed a mean mercury level (mean = 14.7 +/- 7.1 micrograms/l.) higher than (p < 0.04) that of those who did not consume any aquatic organisms at all (mean = 10.0 +/- 6.5 micrograms/l.).
authors.affiliation: Saúde de Cubatão, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Santos Filho
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Souza e Silva
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Barretto
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Inomata
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Lemes
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sakuma
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Scorsafava
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007223:Infant; D007306:Insecticides / Q000097:blood*; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000097:blood*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007306:Insecticides; D007854:Lead; D008628:Mercury
vernacular_title: Concentrações sangüíneas de metais pesados e praguicidas organoclorados em crianças de 1 a 10 anos.