Lack of sensitivity of urinary trans, trans, -muconic acid in determining low-level (ppb) benzene exposure in children

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 224-228

  Barbieri, Anna ^a   Accorsi, Antonio ^a   Raffi, Giovanni Battista ^a   Nicoli, Luciana ^b   Violante, Francesco saverio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Service of Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene exposure; Biomarker; Children; T, t muconic acid

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CIGARETTE SMOKE; DRINKING WATER; MUCONIC ACID;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URINE LEVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; RURAL HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SORBIC ACID; URBAN HEALTH;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036558484     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890209602940     Document Type: Article

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