Predictors of organochlorines in New York City pregnant women, 1998-2001

Mary S. Wolff; Elena Deych; Fiola Ojo; Gertrud S. Berkowitz

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2004.07.014

Predictors of organochlorines in New York City pregnant women, 1998-2001

Mary S. Wolff, Elena Deych, Fiola Ojo, Gertrud S. Berkowitz

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Abstract

Organochlorine compounds (OCs) have been found widely in human tissues. However, levels have been rapidly declining since their virtual ban in the 1970s. We measured 1,1′-dichloro-2,2′-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDE), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and trans-nonachlor (TN) in 194 pregnant women in New York City and examined demographic and dietary predictors of their levels in serum. Serum OC levels were low (median μg/L: 0.64 DDE, 0.79 PCB); TN was largely below the level of detection (74%). In multivariate models, levels of OCs increased with age; DDE was higher in women not born in the US or Puerto Rico; PCB were higher in women who bought fresh fish and lower in those with higher body mass indices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	170-177
Number of pages	8
Journal	Environmental Research
Volume	97
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2004.07.014
State	Published - Feb 2005

Keywords

DDE
Diet
Fish
Organochlorines
PCB
Pregnant women

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