Mineral oil in human tissues, Part I: Concentrations and molecular mass distributions

• Published in: Food and chemical toxicology Vol. 72; pp. 312 - 321
• Main Authors: Barp, Laura, Kornauth, Christoph, Wuerger, Tanja, Rudas, Margaretha, Biedermann, Maurus, Reiner, Angelika, Concin, Nicole, Grob, Koni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier 01.10.2014
• Subjects: abdominal fat; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; alkanes; animal experimentation; aromatic hydrocarbons; Biological and medical sciences; brain; Female; Food toxicology; heart; Humans; Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - metabolism; Kidney - drug effects; Kidney - metabolism; kidneys; liver; Liver - drug effects; Liver - metabolism; Lung - drug effects; Lung - metabolism; lymph nodes; Lymph Nodes - drug effects; Lymph Nodes - metabolism; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; mineral content; mineral oil; Mineral Oil - metabolism; molecular weight; Reproducibility of Results; spleen; Spleen - drug effects; Spleen - metabolism; Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal - drug effects; Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal - metabolism; tissues; Toxicology; Human; Spleen; Adipose tissue; Lymph node; Hydrocarbon; Liver; Mesentery; Concentration; Minerals; Inorganic element; Mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH); Accumulation; Fat tissue; Oil; Distribution; Biological accumulation; Molecular mass; Mesenteric lymph nodes

Of 37 subjects aged 25-91 y (mean 67 y), mineral oil hydrocarbons were measured in subcutaneous abdominal fat tissue, mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN), spleen, liver and lung, for some of them also in kidney, heart and brain. No mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) were detected. The mean concentrat...