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A rapid procedure for the identification of organochlorine pesticides in blood and tissues

C Eliakis, A. Coutselinis, E Eliakis

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A method is described for the rapid identification of chlorinated insecticides, such as aldrin, dieldrin, op′-DDT and pp′-DDT, in tissues and blood, without the necessity for a previous clean-up procedure of the extracts made from them.Two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography was used for this purpose. The plates were developed in hexane for one dimension and in cyclohexane for the other, and were sprayed with a solution of 0·5 per cent. silver nitrate in ethanol before exposure to germicidal ultraviolet light. The sensitivity of this method is 0·5 µg, which is suitable for routine analysis.

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A method is described for the rapid identification of chlorinated insecticides, such as aldrin, dieldrin, op′-DDT and pp′-DDT, in tissues and blood, without the necessity for a previous clean-up procedure of the extracts made from them.Two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography was used for this purpose. The plates were developed in hexane for one dimension and in cyclohexane for the other, and were sprayed with a solution of 0·5 per cent. silver nitrate in ethanol before exposure to germicidal ultraviolet light. The sensitivity of this method is 0·5 µg, which is suitable for routine analysis.

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A method is described for the rapid identification of chlorinated insecticides, such as aldrin, dieldrin, op′-DDT and pp′-DDT, in tissues and blood, without the necessity for a previous clean-up procedure of the extracts made from them.Two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography was used for this purpose. The plates were developed in hexane for one dimension and in cyclohexane for the other, and were sprayed with a solution of 0·5 per cent. silver nitrate in ethanol before exposure to germicidal ultraviolet light. The sensitivity of this method is 0·5 µg, which is suitable for routine analysis.

Key concepts: Dieldrin, Aldrin, Organochlorine pesticide, Pesticide, Environmental chemistry, Chemistry, Chromatography, Identification (biology)

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