R. Kashyap et al., ASSESSMENT OF LOCATION-SPECIFIC HUMAN EXPOSURE TO DICHLORO-DIPHENYL TRICHLOROETHANE AND BENZENEHEXACHLORIDE IN GUJARAT STATE, INDIA, International archives of occupational and environmental health, 65(6), 1994, pp. 381-384
On the basis of the use of insecticides in agriculture and vector cont
rol programmes, two locations were selected in Gujarat state, India. I
n location 1 the insecticides are used in both agriculture and vector
control programmes while in location 2 they are used only in agricultu
re. Raw food commodities, water, soil and blood samples were collected
from the people residing in these locations, and analysed for total d
ichloro-diphenyl trichloroethane and total benzenehexachloride residue
s. Residue levels were significantly lower in location 2 than in locat
ion 1.