Breath measurements as volatile organic compound biomarkers

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 5, 1996, Pages 861-869

  Wallace, Lance ^a   Buckley, Timothy ^a   Pellizzari, Edo ^b   Gordon, Sydney ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliphatics; Aromatics; Benzene; Breath measurements; Chlorinated chemicals; Halocarbons; TEAM study; Terpenes; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HALOCARBON; STYRENE; TERPENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BODY BURDEN; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0029850978     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104s5861     Document Type: Conference Paper

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