title: [Indoor pollution and biological monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOC)].
abstract: Indoor air is a complex mixture of chemicals and airborne particles. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), a broad class of chemicals including diverse compounds such as Aldehydes, Terpenes, Aromatic and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons and Halogenated Volatile Organics, are an important category of indoor air pollutants. The evaluation of exposure to low doses of Chloroform and Benzene through the measurement of Chloroform and Benzene in urine was performed. Results show that biological monitoring may be helpful in indoor environmental studies in non occupational situations.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, Occupazionale e di Comunità, Università degli Studi di Pavia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imbriani
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fiorentino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maestri
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Marsilio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghittori
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D001554:Benzene / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000652:urine; D002725:Chloroform / Q000652:urine; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000652:urine*; D012907:Smoking / Q000652:urine; D012997:Solvents / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012997:Solvents; D002725:Chloroform; D001554:Benzene