Serum levels of organochlorine pesticides in the general population of Thessaly, Greece, determined by HS-SPME GC-MS method
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In this study, exposure levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCs) were determined in general population residing in Larissa, central Greece. Serum samples from 103 volunteers were analyzed by optimized headspace solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, to detect and quantify OC levels. The most frequently detected analytes were p,p'-DDE (frequency 99%, median:1.25 ng/ml) and Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) (frequency 69%, median: 0.13 ng/ml). Statistical analysis revealed a significant relationship of p,p'-DDE and HCB levels with age. © 2016 Elsevier Inc.
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