Serum DDT in malaria vector control sprayers in Mato Grosso State, Brazil

DDT was used intensively in vector control programs in Mato Grosso State until 1997. The present study aimed to determine DDT concentrations in blood samples from Brazilian National Health Foundation workers in Mato Grosso. Blood samples were analyzed from 41 sprayers, 20 drivers, and 14 unexposed w...

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Main Authors: Dores Eliana Freire Gaspar de Carvalho, Carbo Leandro, Abreu Adley Bergson Gonçalves de
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2003-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
DDT
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2003000200009