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Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a widely applied insecticide and fungicide, particularly in wood preservation. Significant amounts of this compound have been reported in human serum, adipose tissue and urine. PCP is even found in people not occupationally exposed to this toxin or not living in PCP-treated log-houses. Substantial concentrations of this possible neurotoxic agent were detected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 16 neurologic patients as measured by a high resolution gas chromatographic method using electron capture detection. This is the first report on PCP levels in (human) CSF. The observed level in CSF ranged from 0.24 up to 2.03 micrograms/L (ppb), with an average value of 0.75 +/- 0.49. The cerebrospinal fluid level did not correlate with the serum PCP concentration nor with the protein level of the cerebrospinal fluid.
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