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Persistent organochlorine compounds in human milk collected in Croatia over two decades

Distribution and time trend of organochlorine pesticides (OCP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins / polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) comncentrations in human milk samples from Croatia collected in 1981-2003 are presented. Between 1981/82 and 1987/89, the concentrations of HCB, beta-HCH, DDE and total PCBs decreased about 50% while for the last decade, the concentrations have been decreasing very slowly. In 2002/03 range of PCB congeners and OCPs was between below limit of determination and 332 ng/g milk fat. PCDD/PCDFs in human milk samples collected in 1981-2000 concentrations ranged between 5.2 and 26.7 pg I-TEQ/g milk fat and show decreasing trend.

PCB ; pesticides ; PCDD ; PCDF ; breast milk

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