To collect information on the concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the
rural areas in Flanders (Belgium), 84 breastfeeding mothers were recruited in rural …

The present study compares concentrations and chemical profiles of an extended range of
persistent organic pollutants (dioxins, polychlorobiphenyls, brominated flame retardants and …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are chemicals that accumulate in the food chain and
are toxic to humans and wildlife. The fourth World Health Organization (WHO) survey on …

High body burdens of persistent halogenated organic pollutants (POPs) among pregnant
and nursing women are of concern because of exposure of the growing foetus and breast …

Background Bio-accumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the environment
and in the food chain can lead to high pollutant concentrations in human fat-containing …

Building on the two rounds of human exposures studies coordinated by the World Health
Organization (WHO) in the mid-1980s and 1990s to determine the concentrations of …

Human breast milk samples (n= 87) collected between July 2004 and July 2005 from
primipara and multipara mothers from Thessaloniki, Greece were analysed for six groups of …

Background, aim and scope The breast milk has been recommended to carry out as a
monitoring tool for effectiveness evaluation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent …

We investigated body burdens of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Swedish first-time
mothers by measurements in breast milk, and followed up the temporal trends between …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides are persistent organic
pollutants that have a widespread distribution in the environment. Human biomonitoring is a …