Fish contamination with DDT due to malaria control in the Brazilian Amazon

J. P.M. Torres; C. D'Amato; R. O. Meire; G. C. Saldanha; A. Azeredo; W. R. Bastos; O. Malm; L. Claudio; S. Markowitz

Fish contamination with DDT due to malaria control in the Brazilian Amazon

J. P.M. Torres, C. D'Amato, R. O. Meire, G. C. Saldanha, A. Azeredo, W. R. Bastos, O. Malm, L. Claudio, S. Markowitz

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Abstract

Fish flesh is the main protein source for traditional populations in the Northern Region of Brazil. This paper describes the contamination by DDT in the fish biota of this region, which is covered by the largest tropical rain forest of the world, where malaria is an endemic disease. This organochlorine insecticide was heavily used against malaria in Brazil between 1945 and 1997.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Amazon Basin
Subtitle of host publication	Plant Life, Wildlife and Environment
Publisher	Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Pages	153-166
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9781607414636
State	Published - Feb 2011

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Fish contamination with DDT due to malaria control in the Brazilian Amazon

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