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140

130.7

∑HCH
∑DDT

120

100

80

70.1

60

44

43.6

40

18

17.4

20

9.7

5.2

0

Male Female Male Female

Urban population Rural population

Region

FIGURE 15.8
Mean concentration (μg/L) of organochlorine pesticide residues in human serum samples of both sexes from
urban and rural populations in Portugal. ∑HCH includes α-, β-, and γ-isomers. ∑DDT includes p,p′-DDE,
p,p′-DDD, o,p′-DDT, and p,p′-DDT. (Adapted from Cruz, S., Lino, C., and Silveira, M. I. 2003. Evaluation of
organochlorine pesticide residues in human serum from an urban and two rural populations in Portugal. Sci.
Total Environ. 317: 23-35.)

160

148.4

∑HCH
∑DDT

140

120

100

80.8

80

60.1

60

40

14.9

20

4 4.1

0

20-39 40-49 50-59

Age (year)

FIGURE 15.9
Mean concentration (μg/L) of organochlorine pesticide residues detected in human serum samples of differ-
ent age groups from an urban population in Coimbra, Portugal. ∑HCH includes α-, β-, and γ-isomers. ∑DDT
includes p,p′-DDE, p,p′-DDD, o,p′-DDT, and p,p′-DDT. (Adapted from Cruz, S., Lino, C., and Silveira, M. I. 2003.
Evaluation of organochlorine pesticide residues in human serum from an urban and two rural populations in
Portugal. Sci. Total Environ. 317: 23-35.)