title: Urban air and tobacco smoke in benzene exposure in a cohort of traffic policemen.
abstract: Benzene (B) is a typical micro-pollutant present in air, especially urban air. In this study a possible correlation between personal benzene exposure and S-phenylmercapturic acid (S-PMA) as a biomarker of internal dose was evaluated in a cohort of traffic policemen. The results confirm that S-PMA is significantly correlated to benzene measured in personal air. B and S-PMA were analyzed considering seasonality, work quarters, time spent indoors, outdoors, and directing traffic, but no significant differences were recorded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino, Italy. roberto.bono@unito.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bono
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Traversi
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maestri
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schilirò
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghittori
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baiocchi
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gilli
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000652:urine; D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D001554:Benzene / Q000032:analysis*; D002947:Cities; D003367:Cotinine / Q000652:urine; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016495:Police; D012906:Smoke; D012907:Smoking; D001335:Vehicle Emissions
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D012906:Smoke; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; C053003:S-phenyl-N-acetylcysteine; D001554:Benzene; D003367:Cotinine; D000111:Acetylcysteine