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Figure 3. Long-term trends <strong>of</strong> global technical HCH usage from 1950 to 1995TOXICOLOGYToxicology <strong>of</strong> DDTDistribution and excretion <strong>of</strong> DDTDDT enters rivers and streams mainly through industrial point sources, run<strong>of</strong>f fromagricultural fields and from atmospheric deposition due to volatilization. Peoplewho live in the environment with contamination <strong>of</strong> DDT would most likely beexposed by accidentally swallowing soil, having skin contact with the soil, inhalingDDT vapor, or breathing in DDT in dust.<strong>The</strong> distribution and storage <strong>of</strong> DDT in humans and animals has been extensivelystudied. DDT and its metabolites, DDE and DDD, are lipid-soluble compounds.Once absorbed, they are readily distributed via the lymph and blood to all bodytissues and are stored in these tissues generally in proportion to organ tissue lipidcontent.Morgan and Roan (1971, 1974) evaluated the distribution <strong>of</strong> orally administeredDDT, DDE and DDD in volunteers (ATSDR, 2001). <strong>The</strong> administered doses rangedfrom 5 to 20 mg DDT/kg/day for up to 6 months. <strong>The</strong> ratio <strong>of</strong> concentration <strong>of</strong> DDTstored in adipose tissue to that present in blood was estimated to be 280:1.DDT uptake into tissues is a function <strong>of</strong> the blood flow, lipid content <strong>of</strong> that tissue,and the partition coefficient for DDT between the blood and lipids in specificorgans. DDT, DDE, and DDD have been reported to be distributed to and retainedin the adipose tissue <strong>of</strong> humans. <strong>The</strong> affinity for storage in adipose tissue is related<strong>Academy</strong><strong>Publish</strong>.org - <strong>The</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pesticides</strong>292

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