Host and environmental determinants of polychlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons in serum of adolescents. (Children's Health Articles).

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: June 1, 2002| Author: Den Hond, Elly M.; Fagard, Robert; Koppen, Gudrun; Nawrot, Tim S.; Roels, Harry A.; Schoeters, Greet; Staessen, Jan A.; Thijs, Lutgarde; Winneke, Gerhard | Copyright information

This study investigated host factors and environmental factors as potential determinants of polychlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons (PCAHs) in serum of adolescents. We recruited 200 participants (80 boys and 120 girls), with a mean age of 17.4 years (SD, 0.8), in Belgium from a rural control area (Peer) and from two polluted suburbs of Antwerp where a nonferrous smelter (Hoboken) and waste incinerators (Wilrijk) are located. We quantified polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs; congeners 138...

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