Avaliação da contaminação humana por hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (HPAs) e seus derivados nitrados (NHPAs): uma revisão metodológica Evaluation of human contamination with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their nitrated derivatives (NHPAs): a review of methodology

Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocabons (PAHs) and their nitroderivatives (NPAHs) are ubiquitous in the environment and they are produced in several industrial and combustion processes. Some of these compounds are potent carcinogens/mutagens and their determination in biological samples is an important step for exposure control. A review of the analytical methodologies used for the determination of PAHs and their metabolites in biological samples is presented.

Keywords

• polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nitroderivatives
• human contamination
• carcinogenic