Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Urinary 1-Hydroxypyrene Levels in Preschool Children

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) contains relatively high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP), a metabolite of pyrene, is a good indicator of PAH exposure in occupational studies. In this study, we investigated the relationship between urinary...

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Main Author: Hsiu-Ting Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-03-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09704565