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An analytical method was developed to quantitatively determine selected monohydroxy metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in human urine. The procedure included enzymatic hydrolysis to cleave the conjugated metabolites, solid-phase microextraction enrichment, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. The method proved to be sensitive enough to detect the selected PAH metabolites in human urine.
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Liu, L., Luo, Y., Bi, J. et al. Quantification of selected monohydroxy metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human urine. Sci. China Chem. 58, 1579–1584 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-015-5357-2
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