LEVELS OF DIOXIN IN SERUM OF PREGNANT WOMEN LIVING NEARBY A PAPER MILL INDUSTRY, IN THE PROVINCE OF VALDIVIA, CHILI

摘要

We present here a limited study of dioxin measurement in serum of 26 pregnant women living in the surroundings of a paper mill industry, in the province of Valdivia, in Chile. By the way of a questionnaire, several relevant data were recorded, such as the height and weight of the women, their dwelling time, their stage of pregnancy, their parity, their occupation, their education level, their possible pathology (endometriosis, cancer, diabetes, etc), if they are smoker or not smoker, or if they leave with smokers and how many. The dioxin content of serum of these pregnant women ranges between 10 and 55 pg BEQ / g fat, with a mean and a median value of 35 pg BEQ / g fat. These concentrations are in the concentration range found in Europe for non-exposed populations.