Validation of urinary trichloroacetic acid as a biomarker of exposure to drinking water disinfection by-products

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-371

  Zhang, Weiping ^a   Gabos, Stephan ^a   Schopflocher, Donald ^b   Li, Xing Fang ^b   Gati, Wendy P ^b   Hrudey, Steve E ^b  

^a Public Health Surveillance and Environmental Health   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Disinfection by products; Drinking water; Exposure assessment; Trichloroacetic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

BIOMARKER; BLOOD; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; URINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; VALIDATION STUDY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; REPRODUCIBILITY; URINE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349784053     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.009     Document Type: Article

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