Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Organochlorine Pesticides in Umbilical Cord Blood Serum of Newborns in Kingston, Jamaica

Mohammad H. Rahbar, Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Manouchehr Hessabi, Aisha S. Dickerson, MinJae Lee, Jan Bressler, Sara E. Tomechko, Emily K. Moreno, Katherine A. Loveland, Charlene Coore Desai, Sydonnie Shakespeare-Pellington, Jody-Ann Reece, Renee Morgan, Matthew J. Geiger, Michael E. O’Keefe, Megan L. Grove and Eric Boerwinkle
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Mohammad H. Rahbar: Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences (EHGES), University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Maureen Samms-Vaughan: Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Manouchehr Hessabi: Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Component, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Aisha S. Dickerson: Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Component, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
MinJae Lee: Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Jan Bressler: Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences (EHGES), University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Sara E. Tomechko: Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Lansing, MI 48906, USA
Emily K. Moreno: Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Lansing, MI 48906, USA
Katherine A. Loveland: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, USA
Charlene Coore Desai: Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Sydonnie Shakespeare-Pellington: Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Jody-Ann Reece: Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Renee Morgan: Department of Child & Adolescent Health, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Matthew J. Geiger: Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Lansing, MI 48906, USA
Michael E. O’Keefe: Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Lansing, MI 48906, USA
Megan L. Grove: Human Genetics Center, University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Eric Boerwinkle: Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences (EHGES), University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-11

Abstract: To date much of the biomonitoring related to exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine (OC) pesticides is from middle to high income countries, including the U.S., Canada and Europe, but such data are lacking for the majority of low to middle income countries. Using data from 64 pregnant mothers who were enrolled in 2011, we aimed to assess the concentrations of the aforementioned toxins in umbilical cord blood serum of 67 Jamaican newborns. For 97 of the 100 PCB congeners and 16 of the 17 OC pesticides, all (100%) concentrations were below their respective limits of detection (LOD). Mean (standard deviation (SD)) lipid-adjusted concentrations in cord blood serum for congeners PCB-153, PCB-180, PCB-206 and total PCB were 14.25 (3.21), 7.16 (1.71), 7.30 (1.74) and 28.15 (6.03) ng/g-lipid, respectively. The means (SD) for the 4,4?-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE)-hexane fraction and total-DDE were 61.61 (70.78) and 61.60 (70.76) ng/g-lipid, respectively. Compared to the U.S. and Canada, the concentrations of these toxins were lower in cord-blood serum of Jamaican newborns. We discuss that these differences could be partly due to differences in dietary patterns in these countries. Despite limitations in our dataset, our results provide information on the investigated toxins in cord blood serum that could serve as a reference for Jamaican newborns.

Keywords: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); organochlorine (OC) pesticides; newborns; Kingston; Jamaica (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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