Organochlorine pesticides and their metabolites in human breast milk from Shanghai, China

Dasheng Lua, b†, Dongli Wangc†, Rong Nid, Yuanjie Linb, Chao Fengb, Qian Xub, Xiaodong Jiab, Guoquan Wang*b, Zhijun Zhou*a

aSchool of Public Health/ MOE Key Lab for Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.

b Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1380 Zhongshan West Road, Shanghai 200336, China.

c California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA 94804, USA.

d Xuhui District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai 200237, China.

† These authors contributed equally to this work.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +862162758710 (G. Wang);+862154237675(Z. Zhou).E-mail address: (G. Wang); (Z. Zhou).

Table S1. GC-MS/MS parameters.

RT channels (min) / Analytes / Precursor ions (m/z) / Product ions (m/z) / Dwell time (ms) / Collision energy
(ev)
15.00 / 13C-HCB
HCB
13C–HCH
HCH / 290
290
284
284
225
223
219
217 / 255
220
249
214
189
187
183
181 / 36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36 / 20
35
20
35
5
5
5
5
17.25 / Endosulfan ether
p,p’-DDM
13C -HCH
HCH / 307
241
236
236
225
223
219
217 / 69
260
201
166
189
187
183
181 / 37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37 / 16
16
12
25
5
5
5
5
18.3 / 13C-Heptachlor
Heptachlor / 282
280
274
272 / 247
245
239
237 / 70
70
70
70 / 16
16
16
16
18.80 / 13C-Aldrin
Aldrin
p,p’-DBP / 270
267
263
255
250
139 / 198
232
193
220
139
111 / 50
50
50
50
50
50 / 35
16
35
16
20
16
20.00 / 13C-Oxychlordane
Oxychlordane
13C-Heptachlor epoxide
Heptachlor epoxide
Endosulfan lactone / 399
397
387
185
363
261
289
253
321
321 / 272
270
263
149
292
226
219
218
263
206 / 30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30 / 16
16
16
16
25
25
25
25
25
25
20.60 / Chlordane
13C-Chlordane
p,p’-DDMU
Endosulfan I / 383
383
373
373
282
282
267
241 / 266
264
273
271
246.9
212
196
206 / 30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30 / 20
20
20
20
12
25
25
16
21.50 / 13C-DDE
p,p’-DDE
13C-Dieldrin
Dieldrin
p,p’-DDOH / 330
258
318
246
287
274
277
263
235
235 / 251
188
248
176
251
204
241
193
199.
165 / 30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30 / 30
30
30
30
10
35
10
35
20
20
22.20 / 13C-Endrin
Endrin
Endosulfan II
13C-p,p’-DDD/
13C-o,p’-DDT
p,p’-DDD/o,p’-DDT / 290
274
279
263
267
241
249
247
237
235 / 254
204
243
193
196
206
177
177
165
165 / 30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30 / 12
35
12
35
12
16
25
20
25
20
23.30 / 13C-p,p’-DDT
p,p’-DDT
Endosulfan sulfate
Methoxychlor
PCB-198 / 249
247
237
235
387
239
227
227
430
428 / 177
177
165
165
289
204
169
141
358
358 / 30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30 / 20
25
20
25
5
20
25
35
30
30

Table S2. Model distributions and inputs for OCPs exposure assessment.

Description / Distribution / Parameter
Contaminant concentration (Ci, ng/g) / α-HCH / Lognormal / Mean=0.01658, Std. Dev.=0.01791, Location=-0.00126
β-HCH / Lognormal / Mean=0.51209, Std. Dev.=0.77779, Location=-0.04664
δ-HCH / Gamma / Location=0, Scale=0.07303, Shape=0.21886
∑HCH / Lognormal / Mean=0.9894, Std. Dev.=1.5767, Location=-0.00423
HCB / Lognormal / Mean=1.06506, Std. Dev.=1.37135, Location=-0.02468
o,p'-DDT / Maximum extreme / Likeliest=0.04806, Scale=0.05982
p,p'-DDT / Lognormal / Mean=0.26802, Std. Dev.=0.25596, Location=-0.01408
p,p'-DDE / Lognormal / Mean=7.19518, Std. Dev.=7.11226, Location=0.24408
p,p'-DDD / Lognormal / Mean=0.07036, Std. Dev.=0.11074, Location=-0.00604
p,p'-DDMU / Lognormal / Mean=0.01134, Std. Dev.=0.00561, Location=0
p,p'-DDOH / Lognormal / Mean=0.02707, Std. Dev.=0.0444, Location=-0.00049
p,p'-DDM / Lognormal / Mean=0.01277, Std. Dev.=0.01157, Location=0.00081
p,p'-DBP / Lognormal / Mean=0.04754, Std. Dev.=0.05054, Location=-0.0015
∑DDT / Lognormal / Mean=7.74577, Std. Dev.=7.24035, Location=0.53724
Endosulfan-I / Lognormal / Mean=0.02041, Std. Dev.=0.0308, Location=-0.00031
Endosulfan-II / Lognormal / Mean=0.01019, Std. Dev.=0.01124, Location=-0.0004
Endosulfan sulfate / Lognormal / Mean=0.01548, Std. Dev.=0.01824, Location=-0.00029
Endosulfan lactone / Lognormal / Mean=0.01069, Std. Dev.=0.01409, Location=-0.00037
Endosulfan ester / Lognormal / Mean=0.00513, Std. Dev.=0.00368, Location=0.00165
∑Endosulfan / Lognormal / Mean=0.07429, Std. Dev.=0.14984, Location=0.01825
Aldrin / Lognormal / Mean=0.01499, Std. Dev.=0.04224, Location=-0.00012
Dieldrin / Lognormal / Mean=0.02254, Std. Dev.=0.05166, Location=-0.00063
Endrin / Lognormal / Mean=0.01344, Std. Dev.=0.02064, Location=-0.00054
∑Drins / Lognormal / Mean=0.0509, Std. Dev.=0.09116, Location=0
Heptachlor / Lognormal / Mean=0.01455, Std. Dev.=0.04246, Location=-0.00024
Heptachlor expoxide / Lognormal / Mean=0.01344, Std. Dev.=0.02796, Location=-0.00017
∑Heptachlor / Lognormal / Mean=0.02758, Std. Dev.=0.05157, Location=0
cis-Chlordane / Lognormal / Mean=0.00915, Std. Dev.=0.0173, Location=-0.00012
trans-Chlordane / Lognormal / Mean=0.01904, Std. Dev.=0.0718, Location=0
Oxychlordane / Lognormal / Mean=0.05971, Std. Dev.=0.09891, Location=-0.00298
∑Chlordane / Lognormal / Mean=0.08921, Std. Dev.=0.133, Location=-0.00129
Methoxychlor / Lognormal / Mean=0.01397, Std. Dev.=0.0368, Location=-0.00009
∑OCPs / Lognormal / Mean=10.12777, Std. Dev.=7.76759, Location=0
Daily breast milk consumption (V, g/d) / Normal / Mean=776.60, td. Dev.=141.50
Neonate body weight (W, Kg) / Normal / 50th centile: 3.32/3.21(Male/Female), 97th centile: 4.14/4.04 (Male/Female)

Table S3.Percentage distribution of OCPs and their metabolites in ∑OCPs.

Analytes / Mean
Percentage (%) / Standard deviation (%) / min (%) / max (%)
α-HCH / 0.24 / 0.56 / 0.0 / 6.2
β-HCH / 5.3 / 4.2 / 0.0 / 18
ϒ-HCH / 4.2 / 5.9 / 0.0 / 24
δ-HCH / 0.22 / 0.84 / 0.0 / 8.7
∑HCH / 10.0 / 8.0 / 0.25 / 38
HCB / 12.1 / 12.7 / 0.0 / 80
o,p'-DDT / 0.99 / 1.0 / 0.0 / 4.8
p,p'-DDT / 3.1 / 2.9 / 0.0 / 19
p,p'-DDE / 67.8 / 17 / 16 / 94
p,p'-DDD / 0.75 / 0.80 / 0.0 / 4.5
p,p'-DDMU / 0.15 / 0.11 / 0.017 / 0.80
p,p'-DDOH / 0.50 / 1.7 / 0.0 / 18
p,p'-DDM / 0.19 / 0.25 / 0.015 / 1.7
p,p'-DBP / 0.69 / 1.1 / 0.0 / 11
∑DDT / 74 / 15 / 17 / 95
Endosulfan-I / 0.29 / 0.50 / 0.0 / 4.8
Endosulfan-II / 0.15 / 0.22 / 0.0 / 1.8
Endosulfan sulfate / 0.36 / 1.6 / 0.0 / 14
Endosulfan lactone / 0.18 / 0.40 / 0.0 / 3.1
Endosulfan ester / 0.08 / 0.11 / 0.010 / 0.93
∑Endosulfan / 1.1 / 1.9 / 0.075 / 14
Aldrin / 0.23 / 0.55 / 0.0 / 4.2
Dieldrin / 0.29 / 0.58 / 0.0 / 4.8
Endrin / 0.20 / 0.35 / 0.0 / 2.3
∑Drins / 0.72 / 1.2 / 0.0 / 6.7
Heptachlor / 0.19 / 0.46 / 0.0 / 4.0
Heptachlor expoxide / 0.16 / 0.26 / 0.0 / 1.7
∑Heptachlor / 0.35 / 0.60 / 0.006 / 4.0
cis-Chlordane / 0.14 / 0.34 / 0.0 / 3.3
trans-Chlordane / 0.27 / 0.66 / 0.0 / 4.0
Oxychlordane / 0.91 / 2.1 / 0.0 / 16
∑Chlordane / 1.3 / 2.6 / 0.0 / 19
Methoxychlor / 0.25 / 0.76 / 0.0 / 7.6

Table S4. Levels (ng/g, lipid) of OCPs among three BMI categories.

Analytes / underweight
(BMI:16-18.49; n=26) / normal weight (BMI:18.59-22.86;n=89) / overweight
(BMI: 23.15-27.06; n=27)
mean / sd / mean / sd / mean / sd
α-HCH / 0.84 / 1.1 / 1.0 / 3.3 / 0.96 / 2.8
β-HCH / 18.2 / 19 / 19.4 / 27.5 / 26.5 / 22.4
ϒ-HCH / 17.7 / 35 / 18 / 42.4 / 24.8 / 37.6
δ-HCH / 0.50 / 0.75 / 0.7 / 2.3 / 1.1 / 3.4
∑HCH / 37.3 / 50 / 39 / 66 / 53.5 / 51.4
HCB / 45.1 / 53 / 58.4 / 143.5 / 25.9 / 21.5
o,p'-DDT / 4.2 / 3.8 / 3.9 / 6.8 / 4.8 / 11.1
p,p'-DDT / 10.7 / 7.2 / 13.2 / 23.9 / 9.2 / 8.8
p,p'-DDE / 320 / 321 / 271 / 230 / 335 / 316
p,p'-DDD / 3.4 / 3.7 / 2.8 / 4.5 / 3.5 / 7.2
p,p'-DDMU / 0.50 / 0.28 / 0.49 / 0.39 / 0.55 / 0.48
p,p'-DDOH / 2.2 / 4.8 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 2.0 / 5.7
p,p'-DDM / 0.84 / 1.2 / 0.71 / 1.3 / 1.3 / 4.6
p,p'-DBP / 2.3 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 3.5 / 3.0 / 10.1
∑DDT / 344 / 325 / 295 / 242 / 360 / 344
Endosulfan-I / 0.81 / 0.86 / 1.5 / 3.8 / 1.0 / 3.0
Endosulfan-II / 0.38 / 0.35 / 0.68 / 1.4 / 0.56 / 1.6
Endosulfan sulfate / 0.53 / 0.39 / 1.8 / 9.0 / 0.63 / 1.5
Endosulfan lactone / 0.93 / 2.5 / 0.83 / 2.6 / 0.59 / 1.8
Endosulfan ester / 0.35 / 0.72 / 0.26 / 0.42 / 0.63 / 2.4
∑Endosulfan / 3.0 / 3.8 / 5.1 / 11.3 / 3.4 / 10.2
Aldrin / 0.67 / 1.4 / 1.2 / 2.7 / 0.35 / 0.88
Dieldrin / 0.81 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 2.4 / 0.65 / 1.6
Endrin / 0.76 / 1.3 / 0.9 / 2.2 / 0.65 / 1.5
∑Drins / 2.3 / 3.1 / 3.3 / 6.5 / 1.7 / 3.9
Heptachlor / 0.59 / 1.1 / 0.67 / 1.7 / 1.2 / 4.9
Heptachlor epoxide / 0.72 / 0.91 / 0.57 / 1.1 / 0.91 / 3.2
∑Heptachlor / 1.3 / 1.9 / 1.2 / 2.6 / 2.1 / 8.1
cis-Chlordane / 0.62 / 1.0 / 0.55 / 1.3 / 0.29 / 0.73
trans-Chlordane / 1.3 / 2.8 / 1.2 / 2.7 / 0.3 / 0.67
Oxychlordane / 2.7 / 6.6 / 4.7 / 16.4 / 3.3 / 8.0
∑Chlordane / 4.6 / 9.1 / 6.4 / 18.8 / 3.9 / 9.4
Methoxychlor / 1.6 / 4.7 / 0.71 / 1.5 / 0.72 / 2.7
∑OCPs / 439 / 354 / 409 / 344 / 451 / 411

Table S5. The TDIs (µg/kg bw/day) established/proposed by FAO/WHO, Canada and China

Analytes / TDI (FAO/WHO) / TDI (Canada) / TDI (China) / Analytes / TDI (FAO/WHO) / TDI (Canada) / TDI (China)
Lindane (ϒ-HCH) / 5.0 (2002) / NA / 5 (2012) / Aldrin / 0.1 (1994) / NA / 0.1 (2012)
∑HCH / NA / 0.3 (1996) / 5 (2012) / Dieldrin / NA / NA / 0.1 (2012)
HCB / NA / 0.27 (1996) / NA / Endrin / 0.2 (1994) / NA / 0.2 (2012)
∑DDT / 10.0 (2000) / 20.0 (1996) / 10 (2012) / ∑Heptachlor / 0.1 (1994) / 0.1 (1996) / 0.1 (2012)
∑Endosulfan / NA / NA / 6 (2012) / ∑Chlordane / 0.5 (1994) / 0.05 (1996) / 0.5 (2012)

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