1. [Polychlorobiphenyls: reference values].
- Author
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Pavan I, Baroffio C, Passini V, Bilei T, Pira E, and Minoia C
- Subjects
- Humans, Italy, Polychlorinated Biphenyls metabolism, Reference Values, Polychlorinated Biphenyls analysis
- Abstract
The purpose of this work is to compare the PCB values in blood, serum and adipose tissue of non-exposed people over the last twenty years of scientific literature in order to establish whether the determination of single congeners is better then the evaluation of the total PCB amount moreover an analytical strategy useful to define a reference value for non-exposed Italian population has been evaluated. In the literature very variable results were found for the determination of total PCBs in blood, in serum or adipose tissue. We suggest to determine only the amount of the most toxic congeners of PCBs (28, 52, 77, 101, 118, 126, 138, 153, 169, 180) by using the HRGC/ECD as analytical technique.
- Published
- 2003