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Title: Gas chromatographic determination of pentachlorophenol in human blood and urine

Abstract

The extraction, identification and quantification of pentachlorophenol (PCP) in human blood and urine are of great importance for monitoring human exposure to this environmental chemical. Although reports abound in the literature on PCP residues, toxicity and environmental fate, there is hardly any information on its existence in the developing tropical countries, particularly in Nigeria. There is therefore the need to survey the status of PCP in Nigerian environment with a view to establishing the potential health hazards resulting from its bioaccumulation. This paper reports a preliminary survey of the residue levels of PCP in human blood and urine of the general population in Bendel State of Nigeria.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Benin, Nigeria
OSTI Identifier:
6370531
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 35:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; BLOOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHENOLS; URINE; BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION; MAN; NIGERIA; AFRICA; ANIMALS; AROMATICS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WASTES; BODY FLUIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; MAMMALS; MATERIALS; ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; PRIMATES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; VERTEBRATES; WASTES; 560306* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Man- (-1987)

Citation Formats

Atuma, S S, and Okor, D I. Gas chromatographic determination of pentachlorophenol in human blood and urine. United States: N. p., 1985. Web. doi:10.1007/BF01636530.
Atuma, S S, & Okor, D I. Gas chromatographic determination of pentachlorophenol in human blood and urine. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636530
Atuma, S S, and Okor, D I. 1985. "Gas chromatographic determination of pentachlorophenol in human blood and urine". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636530.
@article{osti_6370531,
title = {Gas chromatographic determination of pentachlorophenol in human blood and urine},
author = {Atuma, S S and Okor, D I},
abstractNote = {The extraction, identification and quantification of pentachlorophenol (PCP) in human blood and urine are of great importance for monitoring human exposure to this environmental chemical. Although reports abound in the literature on PCP residues, toxicity and environmental fate, there is hardly any information on its existence in the developing tropical countries, particularly in Nigeria. There is therefore the need to survey the status of PCP in Nigerian environment with a view to establishing the potential health hazards resulting from its bioaccumulation. This paper reports a preliminary survey of the residue levels of PCP in human blood and urine of the general population in Bendel State of Nigeria.},
doi = {10.1007/BF01636530},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6370531}, journal = {Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 35:3,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
}