Incorporation of Fast-Elimination Chemicals in Hair Is Governed by Pharmacokinetics-Implications for Exposure Assessment

François Faÿs, Paul Palazzi, Florence Zeman, Emilie M. Hardy, Charline Schaeffer, Christophe Rousselle, Claire Beausoleil, Brice M.R. Appenzeller*

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Abstract

Mechanisms governing chemicals’ incorporation in hair are incompletely understood, and gaps remain to link the concentration of chemicals in hair to level of exposure and internal dose present in the body. This study assesses the relevance of hair analysis for the biomonitoring of exposure to fast-elimination compounds and investigates the role of pharmacokinetics (PK) in their incorporation in hair. Rats were administered with pesticides, bisphenols, phthalates, and DINCH over 2 months. Hairs were analyzed for 28 chemicals/metabolites to investigate correlations between their concentration in hair and the dose administered to the animals. Urine collected over 24 h after gavage was used to determine chemicals’ PK and to investigate their influence on incorporation into hair by means of linear mixed models (LMMs). Eighteen chemicals presented a significant correlation between concentration in hair and level of exposure. In models combining all chemicals, agreement between concentration in hair predicted by LMM and experimental values was moderate (R2 = 0.19) but significantly increased when PK were included in the models (R2 = 0.37), and even more when chemical families were considered separately (e.g., R2 = 0.98 for pesticides). This study shows that pharmacokinetics mediate incorporation of chemicals in hair and suggests the relevance of hair for assessing exposure to fast-elimination chemicals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7336-7345
Number of pages10
JournalEnvironmental Science & Technology
Volume57
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 May 2023

Keywords

  • Exposure assessment
  • Fast-elimination chemicals
  • Hair
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Urine

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