Biomarkers of exposure to pesticides: disposition study of organophosphate, carbamate and organochlorine pesticides in hair

Abstract

The main aim of the present study was the investigation of the possibility to use hair analysis as a tool for the assessment of chronic and low level exposure to pesticides, employing in vitro and in vivo experiments. The studied substances belong to the families of organophosphates, carbamates and organochlorines. A literature review revealed that no such studies have been conducted in the past. The disposition of organochlorine pollutants and pesticides in hair was also studied. The organochlorine pesticides under investigation are no longer used and the PCBs are byproducts of industrial activities. Exposure of the organisms to the aforementioned substances occurs either through the diet or from the environment. The first and crucial step was the development and validation of the analytical methods for the detection and quantification of the analytes of interest in a difficult matrix like hair. The pesticide diazinon was the model compound for the study of organophosphates incorporat ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/15753
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/15753
ND
15753
Alternative title
Δείκτες χρόνιας έκθεσης σε φυτοφάρμακα: μελέτη εναπόθεσης οργανοφωσφορικών, καρβαμιδικών και οργανοχλωριομένων εντομοκτόνων στις τρίχες
Author
Toutoudaki, Maria (Father's name: Ioannis)
Date
2007
Degree Grantor
University of Crete (UOC)
Committee members
Τσατσάκης Αριστείδης
Καφάτος Αντώνιος
Μιχαλοδημητράκης Εμμανουήλ
Σπαντίδος Δημήτριος
Τζανακάκης Γεώργιος
Χανιωτάκης Νικόλαος
Μυρίλλας Πέτρος
Discipline
Medical and Health Sciences
Basic Medicine
Keywords
Hair analysis; Chromatography, Gas; Organophosphates; Garbamates; Organochlorines; Pesticides; Chronic exposure
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
141 σ., im.
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