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. 2014 Dec 5;73:10.3402/ijch.v73.25808. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v73.25808

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© 2014 Kavita Singh et al.

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Fig. 3 — Studies by contaminant.

*OCPs – e.g. p,p′-DDE, DDT, HCB, PCP.

**PFCs – e.g. PFOA, PFOS.

***Other – octachlorostyrene, dioxin-like compounds, POPs (specific compounds unspecified).

Cd=cadmium; DDE=dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; DDT=dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; HCB=hexachlorobenzene; Hg=mercury; OCPs=organochlorine pesticides; Pb=lead; PBDEs=polybrominated diphenyl ethers; PCBs=polychlorinated biphenyls; PCP=pentachlorophenol; PFCs=perfluorinated compounds; PFOA=perfluorooctanoic acid; PFOS=perfluorooctanesulfonate; POPs=persistent organic pollutant.