Table 4 Comparison of DDTs and HCHs (ng/g fat) in HM from various countries.

Country/region	Year of sampling	Mothers (N)	HM samples	Fat content (g/L)	DDTs	HCHs	References
Iran	2006	23	23	22	2685^a	3005^A	53
Indonesia	2003	15	15	na	1100^b	11^A	63
Taiwan	2000/01	36	36	31	333^c	3^B	24
India	2011	53	53	32	1914^b	199^B	48
Vietnam	2000/01	42	42	23	2100^d	58^C	36
Malaysia	2003	17	17	17	1600^d	230^C	52
Philippine	2004	33	33	22	170^b	6^A	23
Slovakia	2003	12	12	27	665^d	20^C	34
Norway	2002/06	377	377	36	53^e	5.4^C	30
USA	2004	38	38	22	65^a	19^D	38
South Africa	2001	28	28	na	6320^c	12^A	40
Ethiopia	2010	33	33	na	17170^b	na	41
New Zealand	2007/2010	39	37	39	385 ^f	9^A	64
Australia/WA	2013/15	16	99	39	52^e	48^C	Present study

na: data not available.
*Values represented as median value.
^aSum of p,p’-DDE + o,p’-DDE + p,p’-DDD + p,p’-DDT.
^bSum of p,p’-DDE + p,p’-DDD + p,p’-DDT.
^cSum of p,p’-DDE + p,p’-DDD + p,p’-DDT + o,p’-DDT.
^dSum of p,p’-DDE + p,p’-DDT.
^ep,p’-DDE only.
^fSum of p,p’-DDE + o,p’-DDE + p,p’-DDD + o,p’-DDD + p,p’-DDT + o,p’-DDT.
^ASum of α-HCH + β-HCH + γ-HCH.
^BSum of β-HCH + γ-HCH.
^Cβ-HCH only.
^DSum of α-HCH + β-HCH + γ-HCH + δ-HCH.

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