Impact of urine preservation methods and duration of storage on measured levels of environmental contaminants

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-48

  Hoppin, Jane A ^a   Ulmer, Ross ^b   Calafat, Antonia M ^c   Barr, Dana B ^c   Baker, Susan V ^d   Meltzer, Helle M ^e   Rønningen, Kjersti S ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d Norwegian Institute of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Analytical chemistry; Cohort studies; Sample storage and shipment; Urine

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BORIC ACID; CHLORHEXIDINE; INSECTICIDE; MONOBENZYL PHTHALATE; MONOCYCLOHEXYL PHTHALATE; MONOISONOMYL PHTHALATE; MONOMETHYL PHTHALATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; PRESERVATIVE; PYRETHROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; POLLUTANT; PRESERVATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE; TIME; TISSUE PRESERVATION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 33646490419     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500435     Document Type: Article

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