Duplicate samples of the diet of vegetarian adults were analyzed to estimate the residues of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and benzene hexachloride (BHC). The total food consumed by an adult per day was collected and categorized as fatty food, non-fatty food, water, and beverages. Fatty food was the main source of these chlorinated insecticides, and it contributed almost 50% of the total dietary intake. The average total DDT and BHC consumed by an adult were 19.24 micrograms/d and 77.15 micrograms/d, respectively.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/evaluation-daily-dietary-intake-dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane-ddt-and-benzene
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rekha-kashyap
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/l-r-iyer
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-m-singh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/archives-environmental-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ddt
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benzene
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-residues
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination