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Alternative Title:
J Environ Public Health
Personal Author:
Wattigney, Wendy A. ; Irvin-Barnwell, Elizabeth ; Pavuk, Marian ; Ragin-Wilson, Angela
Wattigney, Wendy A. ; Irvin-Barnwell, Elizabeth ; Pavuk, Marian ; Ragin-Wilson, Angela Less -
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We examined serum levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) among geographical regions of the United States as defined by the US Census Bureau. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data for adults aged 20 years and older are presented for selected survey periods between 1999 and 2010. From NHANES 1999 through 2004, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) concentration levels were consistently higher among people living in the West than in the Midwest, Northeast, or South. In 2003-2010, perfluorinated compound concentrations tended to be highest in the South. The sum of 35 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) congeners was significantly higher in the Northeast [GM: 189; 95% CI: 173-204 ng/g lipid] than the remaining regions. The regional differences in higher body burdens of exposure to particular POPs could be attributed to a variety of activities, including region-specific patterns of land use and industrial and agricultural chemical applications, as well as different levels of regulatory activity.
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J Environ Public Health. 2015; 2015.
Pubmed ID:
26839572
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4709617
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Journal Article
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CDC Public Access
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