A rapid, robust and economical method for the analysis of persistent halogenated organic
compounds in small volumes of human serum and umbilical cord blood is described. The …

A rapid single step clean-up procedure with sulphuric acid oxidation for lipid removal has
been assessed by a step-by-step recovery approach for its performance in the analysis of …

Hexachlorobenzene, an organochlorine compound that accumulates in humans, is
widespread throughout the environment. In this study, we describe the health status of …

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify occupations and industries with
increased incidence of thyroid cancer in Swedish workers. Method: Standardized incidence …

Objectives To study the association between proximity to air polluting industrial facilities and
mortality in the Basque Country (Spain) in the 1996–2003 period. Methods A cross-sectional …

Introduction: The aims of the present study are to assess the temporal trends of
organochlorine compounds (OCs) concentrations and total serum burdens from birth until …

The knowledge of specific problems of occupational cancer in Spain is scarce. The
environment of the workplace has improved over the last few years after a long period …

Objective Although the biological effects of major persistent organochlorinated pollutants
(POPs) appear to be essentially similar, some effects which would be specific for certain …

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is a widespread environmental pollutant. Chronic exposure of
humans to HCB produces a number of effects, such as triggering of porphyria, increased …

Some human literature suggests a possible role of endocrine disruptors (EDs) exposure in
thyroid cancer (TC) development. We investigated TC incidence in selected Italian National …