High-performance liquid chromatographic studies of environmental carcinogens in China.

A review of high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) studies of environmental carcinogens in China is presented, including the HPLC analysis of the ubiquitous polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and of nitro-substituted PAHs and aflatoxins. Some results of applying these methods to air particulates, emissions, smoke from coal combustion and water and to the inhibition of benzo[a]pyrene metabolism are reported.