Assessment of human health risk from organochlorine pesticide residues in Cidade dos Meninos, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Carmen Ildes R. Fróes Asmus²  Herling Gregorio Aguilar Alonzo¹  Marisa Palácios²  Alexandre Pessoa Da Silva¹  Maria Isabel De Freitas Filhote²  Daniela Buosi¹  Volney De Magalhães Câmara² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde ColetivaRio de Janeiro ,Brasil

关键词: Organochlorine Insecticides;    Environmental Pollution;    Envimental Risks;    Risk Assessment;    Inseticidas Organoclorados;    Poluição Ambiental;    Riscos Ambientais;    Medição de Risco;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2008000400005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This article presents the results of a heath risk assessment in Cidade dos Meninos, an area contaminated with organochlorine pesticide residues located in the county (municipality) of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) risk assessment methodology was applied. The following organochlorine compounds exceeded the established limits and were considered target pollutants: HCH and its isomers (in eggs, milk, and soil); DDT and its metabolites; trichlorobenzenes; trichlorophenols; dioxins and furans (eggs and soil). For all the substances studied (with the exception of trichlorophenols), the estimated doses exceeded the minimum risk levels for chronically exposed children and adults. According to the ATSDR classification, the area was considered an "urgent public health hazard" because of its high and serious exposure to substances that are dangerous to human health.

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