- 著者
- Kodai MOTOHIRA Yoshinori IKENAKA Yared Beyene YOHANNES Shouta M.M. NAKAYAMA Victor WEPENER Nico J. SMIT Johan H.J. VAN VUREN Ana Catarina SOUSA Alex Ajeh ENUNEKU Emmanuel Temiotan OGBOMIDA Mayumi ISHIZUKA
- 出版者
- JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.19-0168, (Released:2019-08-23)
- 被引用文献数
- 2 4
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an organochlorine insecticide that has been used for indoor residual spraying for the control of mosquito-borne diseases including malaria. However, due to its toxicity and environmental persistence, there are concerns about its potential deleterious effects in humans and wildlife. Therefore, the current study aimed to monitor and estimate the level of DDTs in human communities. The accumulation of DDT and its metabolites was evaluated in house rat (as sentinel) livers collected in an area where DDT was sprayed. DDTs were measured using a gas chromatography / Electron Capture Detector. The results revealed high concentrations of DDTs in the rat livers and the levels of DDTs were similar to findings reported from the same area in 2014.