DDT residues in water, sediment, domestic and indigenous biota from a currently DDT-sprayed area

dc.contributor.authorBarnhoorn, Irene E.J.
dc.contributor.authorBornman, Maria S. (Riana)
dc.contributor.authorJansen van Rensburg, C.
dc.contributor.authorBouwman, Henk
dc.contributor.emailIrene@med.up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-21T12:33:53Z
dc.date.available2010-05-21T12:33:53Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractDDT is used for indoor residual spraying (IRS) in Limpopo Province, northern South Africa to control malaria. Through IRS, DDT may reach the outdoor environment via dust and air and from possible spillages during application. In this area the local people consume domestic chickens, wild fish or birds. Fish from the river catchment and impoundments seem to be the major source of protein intake. Water, sediment and tissue samples from two such fish species, domestic chickens and wild birds (terrestrial and aquatic) from this DDT-sprayed area were analysed for DDT and metabolite residues. The samples contained p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD and p,p'-DDE residues, with the latter the most ubiquitous and in the highest concentrations. These findings raise concern that both water and food may be major routes of human exposure to DDT and metabolites, thereby posing possible adverse human health implications to the local communities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBarnhoorn, IEJ, Bornman, MS, Jansen van Rensburg, C & Bouwman, H 2009, 'DDT residues in water, sediment, domestic and indigenous biota from a currently DDT-sprayed area', Chemosphere, vol. 77, no. 9, pp. 1236-1241. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00456535]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0045-6535
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/14085
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsElsevieren_US
dc.subjectDDTen_US
dc.subjectIndoor residual sprayingen_US
dc.subjectMalaria controlen_US
dc.subjectAquatic and terrestrial animalsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshMalaria -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcshDDT (Insecticide) -- Environmental aspects
dc.subject.lcshDDT (Insecticide) -- Toxicology -- Health aspects
dc.titleDDT residues in water, sediment, domestic and indigenous biota from a currently DDT-sprayed areaen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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