Ozcan, SenarTor, AliAydin, Mehmet Emin2020-03-262020-03-2620111863-06501863-0669https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clen.201100068https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/26616This study reports the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs, alpha-, beta-, gamma- and Delta-HCHs, p,p'-DDE, p,p'-DDD and p,p'-DDT), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs, PCB 28, 52, 101, 153, 138 and 180 congeners) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs, PBDE 47, 99, 100, 153 and 154 congeners) in 45 individual human milk samples collected from Konya City, Turkey. Average concentrations of Sigma HCHs, Sigma DDTs, Sigma PCBs and Sigma PBDEs were 22.62, 37.10, 104.95 and 67.34 ng/g lipid wt., respectively. No significant differences in investigated pollutants were found between primiparous and multiparous mothers. There was no correlation between levels of each group of pollutants in human milk and the age of mothers. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the levels of Sigma DDTs, between mothers who have eaten fish more than once a week and those who consumed fish less than once. An analysis of the infant exposure to DDTs, HCHs and PCBs via mother's milk indicated that the estimated daily intakes of these pollutants were below the guideline proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health Canada which means that there is definitely no concern on children health.en10.1002/clen.201100068info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessHuman milkOrganochlorines pesticidesPolybrominated diphenyl ethersPolychlorinated biphenylsArticle3910978983Q3WOS:000297016900013Q1