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CADERNOS DE SAUDE PUBLICA
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 755-766Publisher
CADERNOS SAUDE PUBLICA
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2008000400005
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organochlorine insecticides; environmental pollution; envimental risks; risk assessment
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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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