Triclosan, a
commonly used bactericide found in human milk and in the aquatic
environment in Sweden.
by
Adolfsson-Erici M, Pettersson M, Parkkonen J, Sturve J.
Institute of Applied Environmental Research,
Stockholm University, Sweden. Chemosphere. 2002 Mar;46(9-10):1485-9.
ABSTRACT
High levels
of the commonly used, effective bactericide Triclosan was found in
three out of five randomly selected human milk samples. It was also
found in the bile of fish exposed to municipal wastewater and in wild
living fish from the receiving waters of the three wastewater treatment
plants.