TITLE:
Assessment of Pesticide Contamination in Cidade Dos Meninos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Using Regional Screening Levels (RSL)
AUTHORS:
Deiwid Ferreira Gomes, Nilce Ortiz, Sabine Neusatz Guilhen
KEYWORDS:
Organochlorines, DDT, HCH, Cidade Dos Meninos, Contamination, Environmental Chemistry, Haddon Matrix, RSL
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.14 No.11,
November
23,
2023
ABSTRACT: In the mid-20th century, the Malaria Institute in Brazil researched hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and other organochlorines in Cidade dos Meninos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After Malaria Institute closure, there was a 200-ton stock of chemicals compounds abandoned without any surveillance, which led to massive contamination of the nearby community by carcinogenic organochlorines. This article presents a new review of the Cidade dos Meninos’ case, analyzing the HCH and DDT contamination using a Haddon Matrix and Regional Screening Levels (RSL).