Journal article
Environmental Exposure and Lifestyle Predictors of Lead, Cadmium, PCB, and DDT Levels in Great Lakes Fish Eaters
Archives of environmental health, v 48(2)
01 Apr 1993
PMID: 8476311
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Abstract
A previously characterized cohort of 115 Great Lakes fish eaters and 95 non-fish-eating regional controls was reexamined in 1989. Levels of blood lead and cadmium and serum PCB and DDT were measured. Lifestyle characteristics, including recent and historic fish consumption, were evaluated as predictors of contaminant levels using multivariate regression analysis. Significantly elevated serum PCB and DDT levels were observed in fish eaters, compared with controls. Historic fish consumption, rather than recent consumption, was identified as the primary predictor of current serum levels. Mean blood lead and cadmium were also significantly higher in fish eaters than in controls. However, the primary predictors of lead and cadmium were behavioral exposures-specifically smoking and self-reported occupational and recreational exposure-rather than fish consumption. These findings illustrate the importance of evaluating a variety of possible sources when investigating human exposure to environmental contaminants.
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- Title
- Environmental Exposure and Lifestyle Predictors of Lead, Cadmium, PCB, and DDT Levels in Great Lakes Fish Eaters
- Creators
- Mary E Hovinga - Department of Epidemiology School of Public Health , University of Alabama at BirminghamMaryfran Sowers - Department of Epidemiology School of Public Health , University of MichiganHarold E. B Humphrey - Michigan Department of Public Health
- Publication Details
- Archives of environmental health, v 48(2)
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1993LA30000007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0027161639
- Other Identifier
- 991014878584304721
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- Environmental Sciences
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health