Human milk POPs and neonatal risk trend from 1982 to 2009 in the same geographic region in Serbia

Emerging Hazardous Substances in Outdoor and Indoor Environment. State of the Art. Current and Past Research.

“…The presence of formaldehyde with concentration levels significantly higher than maximum allowed concentration (MAC) of formaldehyde in Serbia is 0.1 mg•m -3 . The highest formaldehyde concentration value of 19.80 ppm in all three campaigns has been detected in the preparation room during the process of extraction of anatomical specimens from formalin as part of getting ready for the classes [10].…”

The socio-economic impact timeline in Serbia for persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

“…Concentrations of PCBs in early human breast milk generally decreased from 1982 to 2009; decreases were smooth and steep until 1994, but two small peaks occurred in 2003 and 2009. Although the estimated daily intake of PCBs was far below the upper daily limit for milk products in Serbia, their increased levels in breast milk in 2003 and 2009 was a clear indication of environmental influx of these compounds after 1994 (Vukavić et al, 2013). A report on dioxin congener patterns for two samples of free-range chicken eggs from the municipality of Obrenovac, Serbia showed the specific prevalence of PCDD (polychlorinated dibenzodioxin) congeners over other congeners in the eggs (5.2 and 2.2 pg TEQ/g of PCDD/dibenzofurans in fat).…”

“…Other important sources included meat products, fish, dairy products and eggs (Škrbić, 2008). Another study revealed the results of monitoring three groups of POPs -DDT, HCH and PCBsin early human breast milk for 27 years , indicating that concentrations of DDT and HCH had decreasing trends from 1982 to 2009, with small rises in 1994 (Vukavić et al, 2013). Concentrations of PCBs in early human breast milk generally decreased from 1982 to 2009; decreases were smooth and steep until 1994, but two small peaks occurred in 2003 and 2009.…”

Human health risks associated with dietary exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in river water in Korea

“…Although POP emissions are restricted under the Stockholm Convention because of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic property to humans and wildlife, many researchers still report detecting legacy POPs in environmental media around the world (Pérez-Maldonado et al, 2010;Vukavić et al, 2013;Yeung et al, 2007).…”