Evaluation of Daily Dietary Intake of Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and Benzene Hexachloride (BHC) in India
- 1 February 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Archives of environmental health
- Vol. 49 (1) , 63-66
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1994.9934417
Abstract
Duplicate samples of the diet of vegetarian adults were analyzed to estimate the residues of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and benzene hexachloride (BHC). The total food consumed by an adult per day was collected and categorized as fatty food, non-fatty food, water, and beverages. Fatty food was the main source of these chlorinated insecticides, and it contributed almost 50% of the total dietary intake. The average total DDT and BHC consumed by an adult were 19.24 μg/d and 77.15 μg/d, respectively. Blood DDT and BHC levels reflected intake (r = 0.685 for DDT; r = 0.515 for BHC).Keywords
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