Determination of several environmental contaminants in human body / 浙江大学学报·医学版

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To detect common environmental pollutants in human body.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Urine samples were collected from 80 healthy subjects. Chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), HPLC and ELISA were applied to detect several common environmental pollutants in urine samples.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>DBP and methylbenzene were present in 75.3% and 41.2% of urine samples. The methanal and AFM1 were found in most of urine samples (approximately 91≊97%). By contrast, PCBs, CPZ, 4, 5-DCC were found in less than 5 samples, but there was no TMT detected.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Some of the environmental pollutants including carcinogens are detected in urine samples in this study.</p>