Assessment of urinary thiodiglycolic acid exposure in school-aged children in the vicinity of a petrochemical complex in central Taiwan

Environmental Research

Volumn 150, Issue , 2016, Pages 566-572

  Huang, Po Chin ^a   Liu, Li Hsuan ^b   Shie, Ruei Hao ^c   Tsai, Chih Hsin ^a   Liang, Wei Yen ^a   Wang, Chih Wen ^a,d,e   Tsai, Cheng Hsien ^f   Chiang, Hung Che ^a   Chan, Chang Chuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Chi Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Children; Petrochemical complex; Thiodiglycolic acid; Urine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLYCOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; THIODIGLYCOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN B GROUP; PETROLEUM; THIODIACETIC ACID; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

BIOMONITORING; CHILD HEALTH; DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEPATITIS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; URINE; VIRAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY INCOME; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINE LEVEL; URINE SAMPLING; VACCINATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; URINE;

TAIWAN;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PETROLEUM; TAIWAN; THIOGLYCOLATES; VINYL CHLORIDE;

EID: 84949675859     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.11.027     Document Type: Article

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