Pentachlorophenol and Hydroxylated Polychlorinated Biphenyl Metabolites in Umbilical Cord Plasma of Neonates from Coastal Populations in Québec.
Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hydroxylated metabolites of PCBs (HO-PCBs) and octachlorostyrene (4-HO-HpCS), and pentachlorophenol (PCP) were determined in umbilical cord plasma samples from three different regions of Québec. The regions studied included two coastal areas where exposure to PCBs is high because of marine-food-based diets–Nunavik (Inuit people) and the…