Journal article
Maternal levels of organochlorines in two communities in southern Vietnam
Abstract
Some pesticides and PCBs continue to be reported as environmental problems in some areas of Vietnam. In 2005, a study among delivering women took place in two communities in south-central Vietnam (Khanh Hoa Province), namely the coastal city of Nha Trang and the rural district of Dien Khanh located about 10 km inland. The main findings in plasma (n=189) were relatively high mean concentrations of p,p'-DDE (12.2 microg/l in Nha Trang and 11.4 …
Authors
Hansen S; Odland JØ; Phi DT; Nieboer E; Sandanger TM
Journal
The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 408, No. 2, pp. 225–232
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.09.011
ISSN
0048-9697