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FIGURE 15.14
Total DDT (a) and p,p′-DDE (b) concentrations (ng/g fat) in human serum samples from the Canary Islands
(Spain) as affected by sociodemographic and geographical factors (e.g., gender, age, habitat).
Note:
Total DDT
includes six derivatives (o,p′-DDE, p,p′-DDE, o,p′-DDD, p,p′-DDD, o,p′-DDT, and p,p′-DDT). Total number of
serum samples = 682. Locations are Islands of Gran Canaria (1), Lanzarote (2), Fuerteventura (3), Tenerife (4), La
Palma (5), La Gomera (6); and El Hierro (7). (Data adapted from Zumbado, M., Goethals, M., Álvarez-León, E. E.,
et al. 2005. Inadvertent exposure to organochlorine pesticides DDT and derivatives in people from the Canary
Islands (Spain).
Sci. Total Environ.
339: 49-62.)
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