Serum levels of organochlorine pesticides in the general population of Thessaly, Greece, determined by HS-SPME GC MS method | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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HERO ID

3351829

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Serum levels of organochlorine pesticides in the general population of Thessaly, Greece, determined by HS-SPME GC MS method

Author(s)

Koureas, M; Karagkouni, F; Rakitskii, V; Hadjichristodoulou, C; Tsatsakis, A; Tsakalof, A

Year

2016

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

Environmental Research
ISSN: 0013-9351
EISSN: 1096-0953

Volume

148

Page Numbers

318-321

Language

English

PMID

27107243

DOI

10.1016/j.envres.2016.04.015

Web of Science Id

WOS:000376712800034

Abstract

In this study, exposure levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCs) were determined in general population residing in Larissa, central Greece. Serum samples from 103 volunteers were analyzed by optimized headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, to detect and quantify OC levels. The most frequently detected analytes were p,p'-DDE (frequency 99%, median:1.25ng/ml) and Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) (frequency 69%, median: 0.13ng/ml). Statistical analysis revealed a significant relationship of p,p'-DDE and HCB levels with age.

Keywords

Population biomonitoring; Organochlorinated pesticides; Solid phase microextraction; GC-MS; Greece