Lilis R, Anderson H A, Valciukas J A, Freedman S, Selikoff I J
Environ Health Perspect. 1978 Apr;23:105-9. doi: 10.1289/ehp.7823105.
Consumers who had purchased farm products from both quarantined and nonquarantined farms were examined during the cross-sectional clinical survey of 1,029 Michigan residents. Since PBB had inadvertently contaminated cattle and other farm animals, ingestion of meat, milk, eggs and other farm products was thought to have possibly resulted in significant PBB body burdens in some consumers. Findings were considered in comparison with those made among farm residents. Prevalence of symptoms in consumers of farm products from quarantined farms (CQ) was similar to that found in farmers on quarantined farms (FQ); the prevalence was lower in consumers of products from nonquarantined farms (CNQ). Liver function abnormalities were found with similar prevalence in dairy farmers and consumers. Distribution, mean and median values of PBB serum levels in consumers were found to be similar to those of dairy farmers. These results indicate that significant body burdens of PBB had been accumulated by some consumers of farm products in Michigan and that prevalence of symptoms and liver function abnormalities resembled those found among dairy farm residents.
在对1029名密歇根州居民进行的横断面临床调查中，对那些既从被隔离农场也从未被隔离农场购买过农产品的消费者进行了检查。由于多溴联苯意外污染了牛及其他农场动物，食用肉类、牛奶、鸡蛋及其他农产品被认为可能使一些消费者体内积累了大量的多溴联苯。研究结果与在农场居民中获得的结果进行了比较。来自被隔离农场的农产品消费者（CQ）的症状患病率与被隔离农场的农民（FQ）相似；来自未被隔离农场的农产品消费者（CNQ）的患病率较低。奶农和消费者的肝功能异常患病率相似。消费者体内多溴联苯血清水平的分布、均值和中位数与奶农相似。这些结果表明，密歇根州的一些农产品消费者体内积累了大量的多溴联苯，症状患病率和肝功能异常情况与奶农相似。
