title: Non-invasive biological fluid matrices analysed to assess exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
abstract: Human biomonitoring (analysis of biological fluids) is increasingly being used for assessing exposure to environmental pollutants. Smoking tobacco is a significant source of indoor air pollution and is harmful to human health. The aim of this research was to find both the best non-invasive matrices (from among saliva, urine, semen and sweat) for evaluating environmental exposure to tobacco smoke and the relationships between thiocyanates (biomarkers of environmental tobacco smoke exposure) and other inorganic ions in these matrices collected from active and passive smokers and also non-smokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza Street. 11/12, 80-233 Gdañsk, Poland. ilonkademkowska@wp.pl
authors.forename: Ilona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Demkowska
authors.forename: Zaneta
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Polkowska
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Namieśnik
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange / Q000379:methods; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis; D007477:Ions / Q000032:analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012463:Saliva / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012661:Semen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013542:Sweat / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007287:Inorganic Chemicals; D007477:Ions; D013861:Thiocyanates; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution