Urban air and tobacco smoke in benzene exposure in a cohort of traffic policemen.
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.
Bono
Roberto
R
Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino, Italy. roberto.bono@unito.it
Traversi
Deborah
D
Maestri
Luciano
L
Schilirò
Tiziana
T
Ghittori
Sergio
S
Baiocchi
Claudio
C
Gilli
Giorgio
G
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
D000393:Air Pollutants; D012906:Smoke; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; C053003:S-phenyl-N-acetylcysteine; D001554:Benzene; D003367:Cotinine; D000111:Acetylcysteine