Investigation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon level in blood and semen quality for residents in Pearl River Delta Region in China

Environment International

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-105

  Song, Xiao Fei ^a,b,c,e   Chen, Zhi Yuan ^b,c   Zang, Zhi Jun ^d   Zhang, Ya Nan ^d   Zeng, Feng ^a   Peng, Yen Ping ^b,c,e   Yang, Chen ^b,c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^d THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL KEY LABORATORY OF ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL   (China)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Pearl River Delta; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Semen quality; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

MALE INFERTILITY; PEARL RIVER DELTA; PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION; PEARSON CORRELATION ANALYSIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SEMEN QUALITIES; WHOLE BLOOD;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AGE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; BODY MASS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PAH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKING HABIT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

MALE INFERTILITY; PEARL RIVER DELTA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEMEN QUALITY; WHOLE BLOOD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PREGNANCY; RIVERS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SPERM MOTILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883675290     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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