The Minderoo Foundation is collaborating with QAEHS and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) to enable the development of novel mass spectrometry protocols to measure plastic chemicals in human post-mortem brain tissue, as well as blood and urine. These mass spectrometry techniques will be developed in a world leading, low-contamination laboratory established at QAEHS.
Outcomes
This project has developed an improved analytical method for quantifying bisphenols, a chemical used in the production of plastics, and phthalate metabolites, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, in human urine. An analytical method based on goat brain tissues has been developed for bisphenols and phthalate metabolites and is currently transitioning to using human brain tissues.
