Multiple organochlorine pollution and the thyroid

• Published in: Endocrine regulations (Bratislava) Vol. 40; no. 2; p. 46
• Main Authors: Langer, P, Tajtaková, M, Kocan, A, Vlcek, M, Petrik, J, Chovancova, J, Drobna, B, Jursa, S, Pavuk, M, Trnovec, T, Sebokova, E, Klimes, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.06.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Chemical Industry; Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene - blood; Environmental Pollution; Female; Hexachlorobenzene - blood; Humans; Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated - blood; Insecticides - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Diseases - blood; Organ Size; Pilot Projects; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - blood; Thyroid Gland - diagnostic imaging; Thyroid Gland - pathology; Thyrotropin - blood; Ultrasonography

Although the biological effects of major persistent organochlorinated pollutants (POPs) appear to be essentially similar, some effects which would be specific for certain substance cannot be excluded. We attempted to study the thyroid volume and thyrotropin level in the population living in the area...