Levels and gas chromatographic patterns of polychlorinated biphenyls in the blood of patients after PCB poisoning in Taiwan
Journal Article
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· Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)
- National Yang Ming Medical Coll., Taipei, Taiwan
In March 1979, an epidemic of a peculiar skin disease was reported in Taichung and Changhwa of the central Taiwan. In October, the cause of the disease was identified to be the ingestion of rice oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). At the end of April 1980, the victims numbered 1900. The magnitude of this PCB poisoning is likely to surpass a similar mass outbreak of Yusho in Japan in 1968. Since December 1979, we have been engaged in the analysis of PCB levels in the blood of these PCB-intoxicated patients. We have been using both GC/MS and ECD-Gas Chromatograpy for the quantification of PCB levels in the blood of patients. We report here the blood PCB levels of sixty-six patients determined by ECD-Gas Chromatography. Quantification of PCB residues by GC/MS method will be published elsewhere.
- OSTI ID:
- 6863416
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 25:2; ISSN BECTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
CEREALS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DISEASES
DISTRIBUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
FOOD CHAINS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
MATERIALS
METABOLISM
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PLANTS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RICE
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SKIN
SKIN DISEASES
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
TOXICITY
560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
CEREALS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DISEASES
DISTRIBUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
FOOD CHAINS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
MATERIALS
METABOLISM
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PLANTS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RICE
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SKIN
SKIN DISEASES
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
TOXICITY