Monitoring concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in the general population: The international experience

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 546 - 561
• Main Authors: Porta, Miquel, Puigdomènech, Elisa, Ballester, Ferran, Selva, Javier, Ribas-Fitó, Núria, Llop, Sabrina, López, Tomàs
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Chlorinated; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; Environmental exposure/adverse effects; Environmental monitoring; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; Environmental pollutants toxicology; Environmental pollutants/toxicity/prevention and control; General aspects; General population; Health survey; Hexachlorobenzene; Hexachlorocyclohexane; Human biomonitoring; Human Body; Human samples; Humans; Hydrocarbons; Insecticides/blood; Internationality; Medical sciences; Organic Chemicals - analysis; Persistent organic pollutants; Persistent toxic substances; Pesticide residues; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Stockholm Treaty; Toxicology; New Zealand; USA; Belgium; PN, Arctic; Sweden, Stockholm; ASE, Atlantic, Canary Is; Belgium, Flanders; Australia; INW, Japan; Spain; Stockholm Treaty; PCBs; CDC; Hexachlorocyclohexane; DDE; Human samples; Health survey; Humans; POPs; Hydrocarbons; Environmental exposure/adverse effects; PTS; DDT; Persistent toxic substances; Environmental pollutants/toxicity/prevention and control; Persistent organic pollutants; Hexachlorobenzene; Insecticides/blood; NRHEEC; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; HCB; General population; HCH; FLEHS; Pesticide residues; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Human biomonitoring; GerES; Environmental monitoring; Insecticide; Toxicity; Review; Biological monitoring; Persistent organic pollutant; Prevention; Health and environment; Chlorine Organic compounds; Public health; Organic compounds; International; Human; Chlorinated; Insecticides/blood; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; Hexachlorobenzene; Hexachlorocyclohexane; General population; Humans; Hydrocarbon; Pollutant behavior; Benzene derivatives; Pesticides; Polychlorobiphenyls; Persistence; Human biomonitoring; Environmental monitoring; Health survey; Persistent organic pollutants; Persistent toxic substances; Pesticide residues; Environmental pollutants/toxicity/prevention and control; Environmental exposure/adverse effects; Human samples; Stockholm Treaty; Hydrocarbons; Survey; Residue; Environment impact; Environment

Assessing the adverse effects on human health of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and the impact of policies aiming to reduce human exposure to POPs warrants monitoring body concentrations of POPs in representative samples of subjects. While numerous ad hoc studies are being conducted to underst...