Analysis of the effects of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated pesticides on serum lipid levels in residents of Anniston, Alabama.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anniston, Alabama, is the site of a former Monsanto plant where polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were manufactured from 1929 until 1971. Residents of Anniston are known to have elevated levels of PCBs. The objective of the study was to test the hypothesis that levels of the various lipid components (total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides) are differentially associated with concentrations of total PCBs and total pesticides, and further that different congeners, congener groups and different pesticides do not have identical associations in serum samples obtained from Anniston residents in a cross-sectional study.

Methods

Fasting serum samples were obtained from 575 residents of Anniston who were not on any lipid-lowering medication and we

SUBMITTER: Aminov Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3893492 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature