Dioxin Congener Patterns in Breast Milk Samples from Areas Sprayed with Herbicide during the Vietnam War 40 Years after the War Ended

Large amounts of herbicides containing polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo-furans (PCDD/Fs) were sprayed in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Levels of PCDD/Fs in the environment of South Vietnam remained high even 40 years later. A total of 861 breast milk samples (597 from three area...

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Main Authors: Muneko Nishijo, Hoa Thi Vu, Tai Pham-The, Thao Ngoc Pham, Nghi Ngoc Tran, Hideaki Nakagawa, Hisao Nishijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Toxics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/6/323