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CH3041
DDT IN FOODCHAIN
• Fish accumulate
DDT
through 2 mechanisms:
(i) the water passing
through their gills
places lipophilic DDT in
proximity to fatty tissue
– DDT residues diffuse in.
through 2 mechanisms:
(i) the water passing
through their gills
places lipophilic DDT in
proximity to fatty tissue
– DDT residues diffuse in.
(ii) intake of DDT in food
and particles through
the gut. This results in
significant accumulation
of DDT.
and particles through
the gut. This results in
significant accumulation
of DDT.
Human
breast milk hit
10ppm in the hey-day of DDT.
10ppm in the hey-day of DDT.
