Table 2.

Selected pesticide residues found in human adipose tissue and blood serum samples from the general population1

PesticideChemicalAdiposeBlood
exposure origindetectedtissue2serum2
DDTDDE××
Chlordane and heptachlorOxychlordane××
Heptachlor epoxide××
trans-Nonachlor××
Heptachlor-×
Benzene hexachloridebeta-Benzene hexachloride××
Aldrin and dieldrinDieldrin××
HexachlorobenzeneHexachlorobenzene××

  • ↵1 Data from reference 11

  • ↵2 A check (×) denotes a finding in excess of 1% of the general population. A dash (-) denotes no quantifiable finding.