Benzene exposure in childhood: Role of living environments and assessment of available tools

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 779-787

  Protano, Carmela ^a   Guidotti, Maurizio ^b   Manini, Paola ^c   Petyx, Marta ^d   La Torre, Giuseppe ^a   Vitali, Matteo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ARPA Lazio   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d ISPESL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene exposure; Biomarkers; Children; Environmental tobacco smoke; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOMARKERS; BODY FLUIDS; CARCINOGENS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREAS; SMOKE; SURVEYS;

BENZENE EXPOSURES; CHILDREN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKES; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; S-PHENYLMERCAPTURIC ACID; TRANS , TRANS-MUCONIC ACID; URBANIZATION;

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BENZENE; COTININE; MUCONIC ACID; PHENYLMERCAPTURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLLUTANT; S-PHENYL-N-ACETYLCYSTEINE; SORBIC ACID;

BENZENE; BIOMARKER; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SMOKE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BENZENE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SORBIC ACID;

EID: 77954541062     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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