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For years. his research associate adds solvent to extract what samples are captured. and they analyze the producer's hair to see if it collected toxins from the seat back c cushion. the finding is the surface does contain tcp, which is in engine oil. >> it's the pattern that nails it down to the engine oil. and this is the pattern in engine oil and this is the pattern in the swab sample you took from the aircraft. >> reporter: they analyzed

Extract whatever is captured. they analyze some of the producer's hair to see if it collected toxins from her seat back. the finding? the swabs of the air cabin service do contain the neuro taux neurotoxins. >> this is the pattern you will find in the swab sample that you took from the aircraft. >> tim analyzed surface swabs from 40 different flights and says he almost finds tcp. >> you find it on virtually all of them? >> yes.

>> reporter: this toxicologist at the university of british columbia has studied air quality on board planes for years. >> you'll take this out very carefully. >> reporter: he places the air filt and alcohol swabs into test tubes. his research associate adds solvent to extract whatever chemicals our samples captured. they also analyzed some of producer laura dolan's hair to see if it collected toxins from her seat belt cushion. he runs it through a mass spectrometer, a device that measures molecular weight and chemical composition. the finding, our swabs of the air cabin surface do contain a n...