Introduction Organochlorine pesticides and PCB congeners are persistent organic compounds found in the environment. Because of their stability and tendency to accumulate in fat they can enter the food chain and therefore be found in cow milk. As these chemicals are banned in most countries, it is expected that the compounds can still be found in cow milk due to environmental contamination of th...

Background: Organophosphorus pesticides are widely used in agriculture, homes, gardens, and veterinary practices. Extensive application of pesticides in agriculture often results in residues of these compounds being absorbed into the foods, including wheat. The aim of this study was to evaluate the residue levels of 20 organophosphorus pesticides in wheat samples collected from different region...

This article presents the development of a multiresidue method for the estimation of 30 insecticides, 15 organochlorine insecticides and 6 organophosphorus insecticides, 9 synthetic pyrethriods and 2 herbicides and their quantification in vegetables. The monitoring study indicates that though all the vegetable samples were contaminated with pesticides, only 31% of the samples contained pesticid...

Testicular germ cell carcinoma (TGCC) is the most common malignancy among men ages 20 to 34 years. Although the pathogenesis of TGCC is poorly understood, suboptimal androgen levels or impaired androgen signaling may play a role. Some persistent organochlorine pesticides commonly found in human tissue possess antiandrogenic properties. We examined whether the risk of TGCC is associated with ser...

occurs before 37 wk gestational age. In USA, the preterm delivery rate is 12-13 per cent; in Europe and other developed countries, reported rates are generally 5-9 per cent 1. PTB accounts for 75 per cent of perinatal mortality and it is the leading direct cause of prenatal and neonatal death, resulting in 3.1 million newborn deaths annually. Half of preterm infants have longterm morbidity such...

INTRODUCTION Prenatal exposure to some pesticides can adversely affect male reproductive health in animals. We investigated a possible human association between maternal exposure to 27 organochlorine compounds used as pesticides and cryptorchidism among male children. DESIGN Within a prospective birth cohort, we performed a case-control study; 62 milk samples from mothers of cryptorchid boys ...