Heavy metal and organochlorine pesticide blood levels in children aged between 1 and 10

Authors

  • Eladio Santos Filho Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Cubatão
  • Rebeca de Souza e Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública
  • Heloisa H. C. Barretto Instituto Adolfo Lutz
  • Odete N. K. Inomata Instituto Adolfo Lutz
  • Vera R. R. Lemes Instituto Adolfo Lutz
  • Alice M. Sakuma Instituto Adolfo Lutz
  • Maria Anita Scorsafava Instituto Adolfo Lutz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000100010

Keywords:

Organochlorine^i2^sbl, Lead^i2^sbl, Mercury^i2^sbl, Fishes

Abstract

A study of a sample of 251 children aged between 1 and 10 was carried out in 6 districts of Cubatão county, S. Paulo State, Brazil. This study showed the presence of organochlorine pesticides in the blood serum of 242 children, p-p' DDE was detected in 73 of the samples (30%) and HCH in 47 them (19%). The mean value of p-p' DDE was 0.85 ± 2.13 µg/l. and that of HCH was 0.28 ± 0.79 µg/l. Lead and mercury were also detected in the blood serum. The mean value for lead was 17.8 ± 5.8 µg/l. and for mercury was 9.1 ± 0.79 µg/l. The levels found in consumers of aquatic organisms taken from the rivers of Cubatão showed a mean mercury level (mean = 14.7 ± 7.1 µg/l.) higher than (p < 0.04) that of those who did not consume any aquatic organisms at all (mean = 10.0 ± 6.5 µg/l.).

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Published

1993-02-01

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (1993)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Santos Filho, E., Silva, R. de S. e, Barretto, H. H. C., Inomata, O. N. K., Lemes, V. R. R., Sakuma, A. M., & Scorsafava, M. A. (1993). Heavy metal and organochlorine pesticide blood levels in children aged between 1 and 10 . Revista De Saúde Pública, 27(1), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000100010