Serum levels of organochlorine pesticides in the general population of Thessaly, Greece, determined by HS-SPME GC-MS method.
In this study, exposure levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCs) were determined in general population residing in Larissa, central Greece. Serum samples from 103 volunteers were analyzed by optimized headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, to detect and quantify OC levels. The most frequently detected analytes were p,p'-DDE (frequency 99%, median:1.25ng/ml) and Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) (frequency 69%, median: 0.13ng/ml). Statistical analysis revealed a significant relationship of p,p'-DDE and HCB levels with age.
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 22 Papakyriazi Street, Larissa 41222, Greece.
Michalis
M
Koureas
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 22 Papakyriazi Street, Larissa 41222, Greece.
Foteini
F
Karagkouni
Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman, Mitischy, Russia.
Valerii
V
Rakitskii
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 22 Papakyriazi Street, Larissa 41222, Greece.
Christos
C
Hadjichristodoulou
Laboratory of Toxicology, University of Crete, Medical School, Crete 71409, Greece.
Aristidis
A
Tsatsakis
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 22 Papakyriazi Street, Larissa 41222, Greece. Electronic address: atsakal@med.uth.gr.
Andreas
A
Tsakalof
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000097:blood*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010575:Pesticides / Q000097:blood*; D052617:Solid Phase Microextraction; D055815:Young Adult
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010575:Pesticides
GC–MS; Greece; Organochlorinated pesticides; Population biomonitoring; Solid phase microextraction