Gas chromatographic determination of pentachlorophenol in human blood and urine
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.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Benin, Nigeria
- OSTI ID:
- 6370531
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 35:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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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
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ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PRIMATES
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VERTEBRATES
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560306* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Man- (-1987)