Number of Persistent Organic Pollutants Detected at High Concentrations in Blood Samples of the United States Population.

ABSTRACT: Human exposure to environmental chemicals as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is usually assessed considering each pollutant individually, with little attention to concentrations of mixtures in individuals or social groups. Yet, it may be relatively common for humans to have low and high concentrations of numerous POPs. The study objectives were to analyze the number of POPs detected per person at high concentrations in the U.S. population, and the associations between such type of indicators and socioeconomic factors as gender, race / ethnicity, education, and poverty level. From 91 POPs analyzed in serum samples of 4,739 individuals in three subsamples of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004 (the last period with valid updated individual data for th

SUBMITTER: Pumarega J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4979965 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature