Serum levels of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls among inhabitants of Greater Metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Main Authors: Isabella Fernandes Delgado (Author), Heloisa H.C. Barretto (Author), Teresa A. Kussumi (Author), Irene Baptista Alleluia (Author), Cenira de A. Baggio (Author), Francisco José Roma Paumgartten (Author)
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• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
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Levels of persistent organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in the blood serum of people living and working in the urban area of greater Rio de Janeiro city. Blood samples from 33 volunteers (16 males, 17 females, 19-63 years old) were taken in January...