Abstract
Organochlorine pesticide residues were found in 82 samples of human adipose material from 82 surgical cases in 16 Costa Rica hospitals. Identification was made by gas-liquid chromatography. The highest pesticide concentration was that of DDT ant its metabolytes (33.16 µ.g/g). Residues of almost all commercial pesticides were also found. Concentrations of α-chlordane. Aldrin and Polychlorinated biphenyls were not significant.
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