ISSN:
1432-0703
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Long-term studies of the excretion of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) through the mother's milk were conducted on an occupationally exposed worker, who worked with PCBs in a capacitor factory. PCBs level in the mother's blood was 57 ppb, a level 10 to 20 times higher than that of non-exposed persons. The other tissues and fluids obtained at time of delivery were also assayed. PCB contents in umbilicus tissues, umbilicus blood and amnion fluid were 1/5, 1/4 and 1/6, respectively, the amount found in the mother's blood. An approximate 76% decrease in PCB levels in the milk were noted 16 months after delivery; 200 mg of PCBs were excreted in about 818 liters of milk for this 16-month period. A detailed analysis of the individual components in PCB residues clarified the remarkable changes of the PCB pattern in the blood.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02332074
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