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Estimation of human body concentrations of DDT from indoor residual spraying for malaria control
(Elsevier, 2012)
Inhabitants of dwellings treated with DDT for indoor residual spraying show high DDT levels in blood and breast milk. This is of concern since mothers transfer lipid-soluble contaminants such as DDT via breastfeeding to ...
First report of chlorinated and brominated hydrocarbon pollutants in marine bird eggs from an oceanic Indian Ocean island
(Elsevier, 2012)
We report for the first time levels of persistent organic pollutants in marine bird eggs from an oceanic island in the Indian Ocean, the world's third largest ocean. Ten eggs each of the Common Noddy, also known as the ...
Seasonal Bioaccumulation of Organohalogens in tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, from Lake Pongolapoort, South Africa
(Springer, 2012)
The study determined current exposure of tigerfish in Lake Pongolaqpoort to organohalogens. Levels of DDT, PCB, HCB, HCH, PBDE and CHLs were measured in tigerfish muscle on a seasonal basis. Historical use of DDT was ...
Long-term decreases in persistent organic pollutants in South African coastal waters detected from beached polyethylene pellets
(Elsevier, 2012)
Polyethylene pellets provide a convenient means to monitor Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in marine
systems. Pellets collected between 1984 and 2008 at three South African beaches were analysed for
PCB, HCH and ...
Implications for health education and intervention strategies arising from children's caregivers concerns following successful malaria control
(Elsevier, 2012)
Malaria is still responsible for 10% of the total disease burden in Africa. This study was an empirical investigation addressing the extent to which, and the ways in which, sociocultural, family-based, demographic and ...