ISSN:
1432-0703
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Blood samples of 135 residents living near the estuary of the Elb River (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) were analyzed for organochlorines (e.g., beta-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) (〈0.5–22.9 ng/ml), benzene hexachloride (HCB) (0.8–55.2 ng/ml), DDE (〈0.5–29.2 ng/ml) and for mercury (Hg, n=44) (1.1–79.2 ng/ml). It was the first time that octachlorostyrene (OCS) (n.d.–9.2 ng/ml) could be detected in Germans. The pollutants were determined by means of capillary gas chromatography and atomic absorption spectroscopy, respectively. Covariance analysis and log-linear models revealed correlation between increasing age and blood concentrations of HCB, beta-HCH, DDE and OCS, between relative body weight and HCB or DDE, between locality and all pollutants analyzed, and, finally, between fish consumption and OCS and Hg. Regarding the influence of locality on the body burden of pollutants it may be assumed that additional routes of uptake, e.g., via drinking water or air, might be important.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00213296
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