Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as a biomarker of exposure to PAHs in air: A pilot study among pregnant women

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-81

  Nethery, Elizabeth ^a   Wheeler, Amanda J ^a   Fisher, Mandy ^b   Sjödin, Andreas ^c   Li, Zheng ^c   Romanoff, Lovisa C ^c   Foster, Warren ^d   Arbuckle, Tye E ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b Health Canada   (Canada)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

air pollution; biomarkers; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; pregnancy; urinary metabolites

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MEDICAL RECORD; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URINE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET RECORDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84355163003     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2011.32     Document Type: Article

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