Work Exposure to Urban Pollutants and Urinary Homovanillic Acid

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2909-2918

  Tomei, Francesco ^a   Rosati, Maria Valeria ^a   Ciarrocca, Manuela ^a   Cherubini, Emilia ^a   Baccolo, Tiziana Paola ^a   Anzelmo, Vincenza ^b   Tomao, Enrico ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Department of Occupational Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^c IML   (Italy)

Author keywords

HVA(U); Occupational exposure; Outdoor activity; Stressors; Traffic policemen; Urban pollutants

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; POLLUTION; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CATABOLISM; URBAN POLLUTANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HOMOVANILLIC ACID;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0344825856     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120025840     Document Type: Article

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