Contamination by organochlorine compounds in some foodstriffs from Region of Mexico

Authors

  • Lilia A. Albert Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos
  • Jaime Rendón-von Osten Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bióticos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101988000600006

Keywords:

Insecticides, organochlorine^i3^sanaly, Pesticide residues^i3^sanaly, Cheese^i3^sanaly, Eggs^i3^sanaly, Food contamination, chemical^i3^sanaly

Abstract

Organochlorine pesticide residues were determined in hen's eggs and cheese samples from the agricultural town Villa de Ahome, Sinaloa, México, using gas-liquid chromatography with electron capture detection. In eggs, the compounds identified most frequently and in greatest concentrations were heptachlor epoxide, p, p'-DDT and p, p'-DDE, while in cheese the most frequent contaminants were, p, p'-DDE and dieldrin. Simultaneously, by means of a preliminary epidemiological survey several pathologies prevalent in the area were detected.

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Published

1988-12-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 6 (1988)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Albert, L. A., & Rendón-von Osten, J. (1988). Contamination by organochlorine compounds in some foodstriffs from Region of Mexico . Revista De Saúde Pública, 22(6), 500-506. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101988000600006