
The main exposure pathways of DL-PCBs in local population were studied by analyzing the levels, distributions and relationships of DL-PCBs in pooled tree bark samples and hair samples collected in Kaiyuan, Yunnan Province, China. The results indicated that the concentrations of DL-PCBs in bark and hair samples were 4.0 pg·g-1 to 88.9 pg·g-1 and 4.1 pg·g-1 to 19.3 pg·g-1, respectively, suggesting the pollution levels of DL-PCBs were relatively low in local environment and human body. The predominant PCB congeners in bark and hair was PCB-118, contributing 48% of the total DL-PCB concentrations in the bark samples and 61% of the total DL-PCB concentrations in the hair samples. The DL-PCB congeners in tree bark might had the same sources and these compounds might be derived from atmospheric long-range transport. External and internal exposures were responsible for the DL-PCBs concentrations in hair, and external exposure contributed more to low chlorinated PCBs than to high chlorinated PCBs.
China, Plant Bark, Humans, Environmental Exposure, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Hair
China, Plant Bark, Humans, Environmental Exposure, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Hair
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