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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
3364.1: Monday, December 12, 2005 - 5:40 PM

Abstract #122038

Maternal blood contaminant monitoring of persistent organic pollutants and metals in North America

Mauricio Hernandez, MD, ScD, Director Ejecutivo del CISP, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Av. Universidad 655, 3er. Piso, Col. Santa Maria, Cuernavaca, 62508, Mexico, +52 (-777) -3293003, MHERNAN@correo.insp.mx

The focus of this biomonitoring project being led by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, and with funding from the World Bank, is to develop and implement a monitoring program to obtain a profile of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and metals in maternal blood in the three North American countries (Mexico, USA, Canada). Ten sites have been selected in Mexico and five sites have been selected in each of the USA and Canada. Recruitment of 25 expectant primiparous mothers per site, aged 18 to 30 years will take place during one of the prenatal visits. Contaminants to be measured will include most Stockholm Convention persistent organic pollutants such as PCBs, DDT/DDE, as well as metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium. To build capacity and to promote quality assurance and quality control protocols are compatible amongst the three countries, analytical laboratories will duplicate samples from Mexico. These will be analysed in both the national and reference laboratory. This presentation will outline the currently operating monitoring protocol and discuss the methodologic issues considered in the development of this project.

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Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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