Dietary exposure and risk assessment of organochlorine pesticide residues in rural communities living within catchment areas of iSimangaliso World Heritage Site, South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (17) ◽  
pp. 17774-17786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Archibold Buah-Kwofie ◽  
Marc S. Humphries ◽  
Letitia Pillay
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Organochlorine Pesticide ◽  
Pesticide Residues ◽  
Dietary Exposure ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Catchment Areas ◽  
Organochlorine Pesticide Residues

scholarly journals Assessment of human health risk from organochlorine pesticide residues in Cidade dos Meninos, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 755-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Ildes R. Fróes Asmus ◽  
Herling Gregorio Aguilar Alonzo ◽  
Marisa Palácios ◽  
Alexandre Pessoa da Silva ◽  
Maria Isabel de Freitas Filhote ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Organochlorine Pesticide ◽  
Pesticide Residues ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Organochlorine Pesticide Residues

This article presents the results of a heath risk assessment in Cidade dos Meninos, an area contaminated with organochlorine pesticide residues located in the county (municipality) of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) risk assessment methodology was applied. The following organochlorine compounds exceeded the established limits and were considered target pollutants: HCH and its isomers (in eggs, milk, and soil); DDT and its metabolites; trichlorobenzenes; trichlorophenols; dioxins and furans (eggs and soil). For all the substances studied (with the exception of trichlorophenols), the estimated doses exceeded the minimum risk levels for chronically exposed children and adults. According to the ATSDR classification, the area was considered an "urgent public health hazard" because of its high and serious exposure to substances that are dangerous to human health.

scholarly journals Risk Of Human Dietary Exposure To Organochlorine Pesticide Residues In Fruits From Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Forkuoh ◽  
Nathaniel Owusu Boadi ◽  
Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye ◽  
Samuel Afful
Keyword(s):  
Organochlorine Pesticide ◽  
Pesticide Residues ◽  
Dietary Exposure ◽  
Organochlorine Pesticide Residues
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