DDT and its metabolites in human body fat in India.
Year: 1973
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: DDE and the o,p' and p,p' isomers of DDT were assayed in 94 human biopsy fat samples from hospitals in Delhi by gas chromatography. DDT was present in all except 2 samples at concentrations from 0.17 to 176.5 mg per kg of body fat. The average total DDT content was 21.8+/-2.9 mg/kg, of which 45.9% was DDE. The average value reported in a similar study in 1965 (24.3 mg/kg, of which DDE constituted 39.7%) was not significantly different from the present value, indicating that the DDT storage status has not since undergone any significant change.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: M Ramachandran, M I Sharma, S C Sharma, P S Mathur, A Aravindakshan, G J Edward
Language: English
Subfield: Toxicology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1611564008