Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) in placenta and umbilical cord blood and dietary intake for women in Beijing, China

Yanxin Yu, Bin Wang, Xilong Wang, Rong Wang, Wentao Wang, Guofeng Shen, Huizhong Shen, Wei Li, Ming Hung Wong, Wenxin Liu, Shu Tao*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Placenta and umbilical cord blood are important media for investigating maternal-fetal exposure to environmental pollutants. Historically hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) were once widely-used in China. In this study, residues of HCHs were measured in placenta and umbilical cord blood samples for 40 women from Beijing. The measured median values of HCHs were 62.0 and 68.8 ng/g fat in placenta and umbilical cord blood, respectively. Concentrations of HCHs in placenta and umbilical cord blood of urban cohort were higher than those of rural group due to enhanced consumption of fish, meat, and milk. Residues of HCHs in placenta were significantly correlated with total food consumption, dietary intake, and maternal age, and could be predicted using the parameters dependent upon ingestion of meat and milk. The transplacental exposure of fetuses to HCHs was revealed by a close association between the residual levels in the paired placenta and the paired umbilical cord blood samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-80
Number of pages6
JournalEnvironmental Pollution
Volume179
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2013

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Toxicology
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

User-Defined Keywords

  • Dietary exposure
  • Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs)
  • Placenta
  • Umbilical cord blood

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