Concentrations of DDT metabolites in different food items and public health risk in Africa regions: systematic review and metal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a synthetic organochlorine pesticide used in agriculture and mosquito control but later banned due to its harmful effects on humans. It persists in the environment, biomagnified through the food chain, and poses serious health risks, including reproductive defect, cancer, and nervous system disorders. DDT has a long half-life and potential of long-range transport and continuing to contaminate long after use and remains to pose a global environmental and health concern. Therefore, this review was designed to assess the concentration of DDT metabolites (p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD, and p,p'-DDE) in various food items and evaluate the health risk to consumers in the African.

Methods

The preferred reporting item for systematic reviews a

SUBMITTER: Mengistu DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12000096 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature