Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used worldwide, particularly in Africa for several decades.
We also assessed the robustness of the associations in single
organochlorine models.
Exposure to
organochlorine residues from past applications can become chronic for human health [3, 4].
[1.] Okoumassoun LE, Brochu C, Deblois C, Apkonan S, Marion M, Averill-Bates D and F Denizeau Vitellogenin in tilapia male fishes exposed to
organochlorine pesticides in Oueme River in Republic of Benin.
Pakistan has also imposed ban on the use of
organochlorine pesticides, but the research studies conducted in the last decade reported their continuous use [12,14].
PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs and
organochlorine insecticides in human breast milk collected from Asian developing countries; risk assessment for infants.
Other chemical compounds detected in drinking water and as dangerous to the health as
organochlorine pesticides are trihalomethanes (THM).
Reddy SP et al, anonymous NCIPM, Kathpal TS et al., [12-14] studied a multiresidue method the simultaneous estimation of pesticides belonging to
organochlorine and Organophosphorus groups in water using gas liquid chromatograph (GLC) equipped with capillary column and electron capture detector (ECD).
Only one combination showed a statistically significant pattern: higher rates of autism for mothers who were exposed to a group of chemicals called
organochlorines during their first trimester of pregnancy.
Receding glaciers in the Swiss Alps are releasing high levels of long-trapped 'legacy pollutants' such as persistent organic pollutants,
organochlorine pesticides and synthetic musk fragrances into nearby lakes and ecosystems.