Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1976 Jul;6(7):425-9.
doi: 10.3109/00498257609151655.

Hair and its associated lipids as an excretory pathway for chlorinated hydrocarbons

H B Matthews, J J Domanski, F E Guthrie

Hair and its associated lipids as an excretory pathway for chlorinated hydrocarbons

H B Matthews et al. Xenobiotica. 1976 Jul.

Abstract

1. Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides and other halogenated compounds, probably biphenyls, were found to be associated with human hair at concentrations less than 1 p.p.m. 2. In experiments with rats, chlorinated 14C-hydrocarbon insecticides and polychlorinated biphenyls were excreted in hair in all instances, but excretion was less with the more labile compounds. 3. Excretion via hair may be a significant factor in eliminating chlorinated hydrocarbons which resist metabolism.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources