Concentrations of persistent organochlorine compounds in human milk and placenta are higher in Denmark than in Finland -- Shen et al., 10.1093 humrep dem199 -- Human Reproduction
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For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions oxfordjournals.org Concentrations of persistent organochlorine compounds in human milk and placenta are higher in Denmark than in Finland Heqing Shen 1, 2, Katharina M. Leading 2, Anna-Maria Andersson 2, 6, Ida N. Damgaard 2, Helena E. Virtanen 3, 4, Niels E.
Exposure to environmental pollutants with endocrine disrupting activities has been suggested as a imaginable contributing factor. In this study, we investigated if there was a discongruity in milk and placental concentrations of persistent organohalogen compounds, between the two countries. Levels of organobrominated compounds were bare low and most were undetectable in the majority of samples. BB-153 and BB-155 were the most adequate polybromobiphenyl congeners.
BB-153 was enhanced full in Danish milk samples compared with Finnish samples, whereas BB-155 was extra unabridged in the Finnish milk. CONCLUSIONS: The organochlorine levels were higher in Danish, than in Finnish, samples, suggesting a higher exposure for Danish infants.
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