Gas chromatography mass spectrometry computer analysis of volatile halogenated hydrocarbons in man and his environment--A multimedia environmental study

Biomed Mass Spectrom. 1980 Apr;7(4):139-47. doi: 10.1002/bms.1200070402.

Abstract

As part of a study to make a comparative analysis of selected halogenated compounds in man and the environmental media, a quantitative gas chromatography mass spectrometric analysis of the levels of the halogenated compounds found in the breath, blood and urine of an exposed population (Old Love Canal area, Niagara, New York) and their immediate environment (air and water) was undertaken. In addition, levels of halogenated hydrocarbons in air samples taken in the general Buffalo, Niagara Falls area were determined.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants / analysis*
  • Breath Tests / methods
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / analysis*
  • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / blood
  • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / urine
  • Water Pollutants / analysis*
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Hydrocarbons, Halogenated
  • Water Pollutants
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical