[Breast milk studies in the Bitterfeld district]

C Doering1, B Thriene, H Oppermann

  • 1Hygieneinstitut Sachsen-Anhalt Magdeburg.

Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband Der Arzte Des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))
|January 11, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Human milk pesticide contamination decreased in Bitterfeld county, Germany, following environmental measures. While DDT and beta-hexachlorocyclohexane (beta-HCH) levels remained higher than in West Germany, overall human milk contamination significantly reduced.