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Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants in Northern Tanzania and their distribution between breast milk, maternal blood, placenta and cord blood. Environmental Research

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dc.creator Müller, M.H.B
dc.creator Polder, A
dc.creator Brynildsrud, O.B
dc.creator Grønnestad, R
dc.creator Karimi, M
dc.creator Lie, E
dc.creator Manyilizu, W.B
dc.creator Mdegela, R.H
dc.creator Mokiti, F
dc.creator Murtadha, M
dc.creator Nonga, H.E
dc.creator Skaare, J.U
dc.creator Solhaug, A
dc.creator Lyche, J.L
dc.date 2021-11-22T05:36:16Z
dc.date 2021-11-22T05:36:16Z
dc.date 2019
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:53:33Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:53:33Z
dc.identifier 0013-9351.
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3889
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93851
dc.description Human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) begins during pregnancy and may cause adverse health effects in the fetus or later in life. The present study aimed to assess prenatal POPs exposure to Tanzanian infants and evaluate the distribution of POPs between breast milk, maternal blood, placenta and cord blood. For assessment of prenatal exposure, 48 maternal blood samples from Mount Meru Regional Referral Hospital (MMRRH), Arusha Tanzania, were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), brominated flame retardants (BFRs), dioxin-like (DL) activity and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs). For evaluation of POPs distribution between maternal/infant compartments, breast milk, placenta and cord blood corresponding to the maternal blood were analyzed for OCPs, PCBs and BFRs. In maternal blood, p,p ́- DDE was detected in 100% of the samples ranging between 29 and 1890 ng/g lipid weight (lw). PCB-153 was the only PCB detected in maternal blood, with detection rate of 29% and concentrations up to 116 ng/g lw. BDE-47 was detected in 65% of the maternal blood samples, ranging between <LOD and 83.2 ng/g lw. DL activity was measured using Dioxin Responsive CALUX® bioassay. The DL activity was above LOQ in 92% of the samples, ranging from <LOQ to 114 pg CALUX TEQ/g lw. PFASs was dominated by PFOS and PFOA, however, the concentrations were low (range ∑PFASs 0.18-3.14 ng/mL). p,p ́-DDE was detected in 100% of the breast milk, placenta and cord blood samples and the concentrations were strongly correlated (r=0.89-0.98) between all compartments. Maternal blood (MB) had significantly lower p,p ́-DDE concentrations (ng/g lw) than cord blood (CB) and breast milk (BM). The median CB/MB ratio was 1.3 and median MB/BM ratio was 0.8. p,p ́-DDE concentrations in breast milk and cord blood did not show significant difference and median CB/BM ratio was 1. In addition, the relative p,p`- DDE transfer from maternal blood to breast milk and to cord blood increased when p,p`-DDE concentrations in maternal blood increased. This study shows that Tanzanian infants are exposed to a wide range of POPs during fetal life, which raise concerns for potential health effects. In addition, this study found that maternal blood concentrations may lead to underestimation of prenatal exposure, while breast milk collected close to delivery may be a more suitable indicator of prenatal exposure.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher ELSEVIER
dc.subject POPs
dc.subject Prenatal exposure
dc.subject Breast milk transfer
dc.subject Placental transfer
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.title Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants in Northern Tanzania and their distribution between breast milk, maternal blood, placenta and cord blood. Environmental Research
dc.type Article


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