title: Quantification of petroleum-type hydrocarbons in avian tissue.
abstract: Methods were developed for the analysis of 16 hydrocarbons in avian tissue. Mechanical extraction with pentane was followed by clean-up on Florisil and Silicar. Residues were determined by gas-liquid chromatography and gas-liquid, chromatography-mass spectrometry. The method was applied to the analysis of liver, kidney, fat, and brain tissue of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) fed a mixture of hydrocarbons. Measurable concentrations of all compounds analyzed were present in all tissues except brain. Highest concentrations were in fat.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D004372:Ducks / Q000378:metabolism*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis*; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D010578:Petroleum; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum