Use este identificador para citar ou linkar para este item:
https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/16318
Título: | Persistent toxic substances in the Brazilian Amazon: Contamination of man and the environment |
Autor: | Torres, João Paulo Machado Lailson-Brito, José Saldanha, Giselle C. Dorneles, Paulo Renato E.Silva, Cláudio Eduardo A. Malm, Olaf Guimarães, Jean Rémy Daveé Azeredo, Antônio Bastos, Wanderley Rodrigues Silva, Vera Maria Ferreira da Martin, Anthony Richard Cláudio, Luz Markowitz, Steven B. |
Data do documento: | 2009 |
Revista: | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society |
É parte de: | Volume 20, Número 6, Pags. 1175-1179 |
Abstract: | The organochlorine insecticide DDT was extensively used in Brazil since 1945, both for agricultural purposes and for vector control measures. In 1986 its uses were forbidden in agriculture and in 1997 it was also phased-out in vector controls programs. However, the presence of DDT in urban and forested soils, breast milk and aquatic biota is still common, especially at the Amazon region. The results gathered since the middle of the 90s indicate that environmental contamination with this pesticide is still relatively high. Due to the high fish consumption by traditional riverside populations, human breast milk may represent an important source of DDT exposure to newborns. New results on DDT and PCBs in red dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), an endemic aquatic mammal of the Amazon region, is also reported. ©2009 Sociedade Brasileira de Química. |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0103-50532009000600024 |
Aparece nas coleções: | Artigos |
Arquivos associados a este item:
Arquivo | Descrição | Tamanho | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|---|
artigo-inpa.pdf | 124,29 kB | Adobe PDF | Visualizar/Abrir |
Este item está licenciada sob uma Licença Creative Commons