Assessment of human health risk from organochlorine pesticide residues in Cidade dos Meninos, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5222748
AutoresCarmen Ildes R Fróes Asmus (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), 慎一 森清 (autor de correspondencia), Herling Gregorio Aguilar Alonzo (0000-0002-3366-0983, Ministério da Saúde, Brasil), Marisa Palácios (0000-0001-6507-4199, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Alexandre Pessoa Da Silva (AMBIOS Engenharia e Processos Ltda, Brasil), Maria Isabel De Freitas Filhote (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Daniela Buosi (Ministério da Saúde, Brasil), Volney De Mgalhães Camara (0000-0002-6596-6653), Volney De Magalhães Câmara (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Año2008
Volumen24
Número4
Páginas755-766
Fecha de publicación2008-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2008000400005
OpenAlexW18392352
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2008000400005
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas2

This article presents the results of a heath risk assessment in Cidade dos Meninos, an area contaminated with organochlorine pesticide residues located in the county (municipality) of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) risk assessment methodology was applied. The following organochlorine compounds exceeded the established limits and were considered target pollutants: HCH and its isomers (in eggs, milk, and soil); DDT and its metabolites; trichlorobenzenes; trichlorophenols; dioxins and furans (eggs and soil). For all the substances studied (with the exception of trichlorophenols), the estimated doses exceeded the minimum risk levels for chronically exposed children and adults. According to the ATSDR classification, the area was considered an "urgent public health hazard" because of its high and serious exposure to substances that are dangerous to human health

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment · Computer Science · Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact