May 2018

Organochlorine pesticides contamination in human milk in Abidan (Côte d’Ivoire)

Organochlorine pesticides belong to the class of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). They are deeply involved in environmental issues and represent a real threat for human health. The aim of this study was to assess the level of organochlorine pesticides contamination in human milk through two studies of POPs biomonitoring performed in 2010 and 2015 in Côte d'Ivoire. Primiparous breastfeeding mothers...

Author(s): Manda Pierre,  Adepo Aholia Jean-Baptiste and Dano Djédjé Sébastien