title: Persistent organochlorine compounds in human milk collected in Croatia over two decades.
abstract: The distribution and time trend of organochlorine pesticide (OCP), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDD/PCDF) concentrations in human milk samples from Croatia collected in 1981-2003 are presented. Between 1981/1982 and 1987/1989, the concentrations of HCB, beta-HCH, DDE, and total PCBs decreased about 50%, while for the last decade, the concentrations have been decreasing very slowly. In 2002/2003 the range of PCB congeners and OCPs was from below the limit of determination to 332 ng g(-1) milk fat. PCDD/PCDF concentrations in human milk samples collected in 1981-2000 ranged between 5.2 and 26.7 pg I-TEQ g(-1) milk fat and showed a decreasing trend.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry and Organic Analytical Chemistry Unit, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, POB 291, 10001 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krauthacker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Votava-Raić
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herceg Romanić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tjesić-Drinković
authors.forename: Do
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tjesić-Drinković
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reiner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017523:Croatia; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated