Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Deoxyribonucleic Acid (PAH-DNA) Adduct Levels and Exposure to Coke Oven: Emissions among Workers in Taiwan

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 298-305

  Chen, Mei Lien ^a   Lee, Bing Chi ^a   Lu, Pei Ling ^a   Mao, I Fang ^a   Liu, Tsung Yun ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coke oven; Occupational exposure; PAH DNA adduct; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Taiwan; White blood cells

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXYPYRENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; COKE; DNA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; COAL WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA ADDUCT; FOOD; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TAIWAN; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COKE; DNA ADDUCTS; HUMANS; INCINERATION; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0347989575     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.5.298-305     Document Type: Article

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