Test for dioxin exposure 
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 Test for dioxin exposure

Does anyone know of a serum or urine screen for dioxin exposure?


Sat, 09 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT
 Test for dioxin exposure
Quote:
> Does anyone know of a serum or urine screen for dioxin exposure?

You won't find dioxin (presumably 2,3,7,8-TCDD) in urine, but you
can analyse it in {*filter*} at very low levels by high resolution GC-MS.
It's expensive, though, up $1,000 a crack, and there are relatively
few facilities set up to do it.


Wed, 13 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT
 Test for dioxin exposure


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Subject: Re: Test for dioxin exposure
Organization: Carleton University

Quote:
> Does anyone know of a serum or urine screen for dioxin exposure?

You won't find dioxin (presumably 2,3,7,8-TCDD) in urine, but you
can analyse it in {*filter*} at very low levels by high resolution GC-MS.
It's expensive, though, up $1,000 a crack, and there are relatively
few facilities set up to do it.

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Wed, 13 May 1998 03:00:00 GMT
 
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