Exhaled breath condensate as matrix for toluene detection: A preliminary study

Biomarkers

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-240

  Maniscalco, Mauro ^a,d   De Laurentiis, G ^a   Pentella, C ^b   Mormile, M ^a   Sanduzzi, A ^a   Carratu P ^c   Sofia, M ^a  

^a A O Monaldi ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d Largo delle Mimose 1   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exhaled breath condensate; Head space; Solvents; Toluene

Indexed keywords

HIPPURIC ACID; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CALIBRATION; COLD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHALATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIPPURATES; HUMANS; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TOLUENE;

EID: 33745112889     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: 13665804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547500600692992     Document Type: Article

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