EXPOSITION TO PESTICIDES IN CHILDREN FROM BANANA ZONE SOCONUSCO, CHIAPAS
The organochlorine (OC) pesticides like DDT were widely used in Mexico in agriculture and malaria control. We analyzed by GC-MS, 201 plasma samples of children from 4 communities from banana zone Soconusco. Of 28 compounds tested was determined exposure to DDE, DDT and lindane. An interesting findin...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista AIDIS de Ingeniería y Ciencias Ambientales: investigación, desarrollo y práctica |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/46806 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/aidis/article/view/46806 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Children DDT exposición lindano niños Soconusco. exposition lindane Soconusco |
| Sumario: | The organochlorine (OC) pesticides like DDT were widely used in Mexico in agriculture and malaria control. We analyzed by GC-MS, 201 plasma samples of children from 4 communities from banana zone Soconusco. Of 28 compounds tested was determined exposure to DDE, DDT and lindane. An interesting finding was that after 10 years that DDT was banned in Mexico, detected levels reveal that the child populations of banana Soconusco area are exposed to this compound. The DDE was detected in 92.6% of the samples, the DDT and lindane in the 64.7% and 70% of samples respectively. The community of Miguel Aleman, presented the highest levels of exposure to DDE, DDT and lindane, with values 15457 ng/g Lipid, 3213.8 ng/g Lipid and 1596.4 ng/g Lipid, respectively. The exposure determined in the communities from banana zone Soconusco are similar to those of malaria endemic areas in Mexico, where agriculture is also practiced. Lindane exposure in children is a reflection of the widespread use of this compound for the control of head lice and scabies among populations. In recent years, we take become aware of the threats to health and environment by the indiscriminate use of toxic chemicals, particularly those of synthetic origin and require longer times for degradation. Therefore it is necessary to conduct investigations to determine the risk of exposure and to determine the effects made by these compounds.Key Words: Children, DDT, exposition, lindane, Soconusco. |
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