Urinary methoxyphenol biomarkers and woodsmoke exposure: Comparisons in rural Guatemala with personal CO and kitchen CO, levoglucosan, and PM 2.5

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3481-3487

  Clark, Michael ^a   Paulsen, Michael ^b   Smith, Kirk R ^a   Canuz, Eduardo ^c   Simpson, Christopher D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANDOMIZED INTERVENTION TRIAL (RESPIRE); URINARY CONCENTRATIONS;

BIOMARKERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SMOKE;

PHENOLS;

4 ETHYLSYRINGOL; 4 METHYSYRINGOL; 4 PROPYLSYRINGOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON MONOXIDE; CREATININE; GUAIACOL; LEVOGLUCOSAN; SYRINGOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1,6 ANHYDRO BETA GLUCOPYRANOSE; 1,6-ANHYDRO-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

BIOMARKERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHENOLS; SMOKE;

BIOMARKER; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; RURAL AREA; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKE; WOOD; AIR POLLUTANT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; URINALYSIS; URINE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHILD; CREATININE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHENOLS; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKE; URINALYSIS; WOOD;

EID: 34250792901     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061524n     Document Type: Article

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