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Comparison of Persistent Organic Pollutant Residues in Serum and Adipose Tissue in a Female Population in Belgium, 1996–1998

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This study was performed to determine and compare persistent organic pollutant (POP) levels in different matrices in a female population. A total of 96 serum and 46 adipose tissue samples were collected from infertile women (n = 101) attending Centers for Reproductive Medicine in Belgium from 1996 to 1998. Gas chromatography with electron-capture detection was used to quantify residue levels on a lipid basis of seven organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and seven polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). There was a strong association between adipose tissue and serum residues. The adipose tissue levels of CB-138, 153, 180 and p,p′-DDE were explained by the serum residues. Besides, the accumulation pattern for CB-153 and CB-180 in serum and adipose tissue are mirror images of each other.

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  1. Antwerp University, Toxicological Center (Pharmaceutical Sciences), Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    A. Pauwels, A. Covaci & P. J. C. Schepens

  2. Epidemiology/Community Medicine (Department of Medicine), Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    J. Weyler

  3. University Hospital of Antwerp, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    L. Delbeke

  4. University Hospital of Ghent, Center for Infertility, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    M. Dhont & P. De Sutter

  5. University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    T. D'Hooghe

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Received: 21 June 1999/Accepted: 19 February 2000

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Pauwels, A., Covaci, A., Weyler, J. et al. Comparison of Persistent Organic Pollutant Residues in Serum and Adipose Tissue in a Female Population in Belgium, 1996–1998. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 265–270 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002440010104

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