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Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticides in Umbilical Cord Blood Serum of Newborns in Kingston, Jamaica

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  • Mohammad H. Rahbar

    (Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences (EHGES), University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Component, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

  • Maureen Samms-Vaughan

    (Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica)

  • Manouchehr Hessabi

    (Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Component, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

  • Aisha S. Dickerson

    (Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Component, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

  • MinJae Lee

    (Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Component, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

  • Jan Bressler

    (Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences (EHGES), University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Human Genetics Center, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

  • Sara E. Tomechko

    (Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Lansing, MI 48906, USA)

  • Emily K. Moreno

    (Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Lansing, MI 48906, USA)

  • Katherine A. Loveland

    (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, USA)

  • Charlene Coore Desai

    (Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica)

  • Sydonnie Shakespeare-Pellington

    (Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica)

  • Jody-Ann Reece

    (Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica)

  • Renee Morgan

    (Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica)

  • Matthew J. Geiger

    (Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Lansing, MI 48906, USA)

  • Michael E. O’Keefe

    (Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Lansing, MI 48906, USA)

  • Megan L. Grove

    (Human Genetics Center, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

  • Eric Boerwinkle

    (Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences (EHGES), University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Human Genetics Center, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA)

Abstract

To date much of the biomonitoring related to exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine (OC) pesticides is from middle to high income countries, including the U.S., Canada and Europe, but such data are lacking for the majority of low to middle income countries. Using data from 64 pregnant mothers who were enrolled in 2011, we aimed to assess the concentrations of the aforementioned toxins in umbilical cord blood serum of 67 Jamaican newborns. For 97 of the 100 PCB congeners and 16 of the 17 OC pesticides, all (100%) concentrations were below their respective limits of detection (LOD). Mean (standard deviation (SD)) lipid-adjusted concentrations in cord blood serum for congeners PCB-153, PCB-180, PCB-206 and total PCB were 14.25 (3.21), 7.16 (1.71), 7.30 (1.74) and 28.15 (6.03) ng/g-lipid, respectively. The means (SD) for the 4,4′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE)-hexane fraction and total-DDE were 61.61 (70.78) and 61.60 (70.76) ng/g-lipid, respectively. Compared to the U.S. and Canada, the concentrations of these toxins were lower in cord-blood serum of Jamaican newborns. We discuss that these differences could be partly due to differences in dietary patterns in these countries. Despite limitations in our dataset, our results provide information on the investigated toxins in cord blood serum that could serve as a reference for Jamaican newborns.

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  • Mohammad H. Rahbar & Maureen Samms-Vaughan & Manouchehr Hessabi & Aisha S. Dickerson & MinJae Lee & Jan Bressler & Sara E. Tomechko & Emily K. Moreno & Katherine A. Loveland & Charlene Coore Desai & S, 2016. "Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticides in Umbilical Cord Blood Serum of Newborns in Kingston, Jamaica," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:13:y:2016:i:10:p:1032-:d:81143
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    1. Mohammad H. Rahbar & Maureen Samms-Vaughan & Aisha S. Dickerson & Manouchehr Hessabi & Jan Bressler & Charlene Coore Desai & Sydonnie Shakespeare-Pellington & Jody-Ann Reece & Renee Morgan & Katherine, 2015. "Concentration of Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Aluminum, Arsenic and Manganese in Umbilical Cord Blood of Jamaican Newborns," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-21, April.
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