Spatial and temporal trends of the Stockholm Convention POPs in mothers’ milk — a global review

摘要: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been of environmental and health concern for more than half a century their own intergovernmental regulation through the Stockholm Convention, from 2001. One major is nursing child’s exposure to POPs, that has led very large number scientific studies on POPs in mothers’ milk. The present review report assessment worldwide spatial distributions temporal trends. data presented herein compilation based publications between 1995 2011. It evident concentrations milk depend use pesticides industrial chemicals defined as POPs. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) “dioxins” are higher industrialized areas, Europe Northern America, whereas Africa Asia polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) reported USA. consequently distributed women all parts world thus delivered child. points out several problems reporting data, which crucial enable high quality comparisons. Even though set large, comparability hampered by differences reporting. In conclusion, much detailed instructions needed Temporal trend scarce interest when studying longer time series. only two countries with long Japan Sweden. most cases, trends show decreasing However, hexabromocyclododecane showing increasing concentration both