title: Polychlorinated biphenyl and organochlorine pesticide levels in human breast milk from the Mediterranean city Antalya, Turkey.
abstract: In this study, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels were determined in 100 human milk samples from the city of Antalya. The levels of seven major PCB congeners; 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180 and nine OCPs, α-HCH, β-HCH, γ-HCH, HCB, heptachlor epoxide, p.p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE, endosulfan-α and endosulfan-β were determined by gas chromatography with ECD detection. The levels of analyzed compounds were as follows: ΣPCBs 27.46 ± 11.58, ΣDDT 1,407 ± 123, and ΣBHC 160 ± 490 ng/g lipid wt.basis. PCB 153 and p,p'-DDE were the dominant contaminants. The results have been discussed and compared with similar studies from other regions of Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Hipodrom, Ankara, Turkey. ismetc@gazi.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ismet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cok
authors.forename: Ciğdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yelken
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Durmaz
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uner
authors.forename: Barış
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sever
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Satır
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000378:metabolism*; D018811:Maternal Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000378:metabolism*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000378:metabolism*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000378:metabolism*; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010575:Pesticides; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls