The Use of Urinary Biomarkers to Assess Exposures to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Other Organic Mutagens

Exposure to combustion emissions poses a threat to human health due to the complex mixture of toxic compounds. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one group of compounds found within this mixture, and have known carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. Rates of exposure to PAHs depend on a wid...

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Main Author: Keir, Jennifer Leslie Ann
Other Authors: White, Paul
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36114
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20394