title: [Environmental and biological monitoring of exposure to monoaromatic hydrocarbons and to methyl tert-butyl ether in a group of petrol station workers].
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate biomarkers of exposure to gasoline in petrol station workers by a combined approach of environmental and biological monitoring. The personal exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) and the urinary levels of BTEX, methyl tert-butyl ether (U-MTBE), trans,trans-muconic (t,t-MA) and S-phenylmercapturic acids (S-PMA) and cotinine were determined by mass spectrometry coupled chromatographic techniques. U-MTBE levels were strictly influenced by occupational exposure to gasoline, whereas both U-B and S-PMA levels depended from smoking habits and occupational exposure.
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale ed Applicata, Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro ed Igiene Industriale, Università di Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia. depalma@med.unibs.it
authors: G
authors: G
authors: De Palma
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Poli
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Manini
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Andreoli
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Mozzoni
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Apostoli
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Mutti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D005742:Gasoline; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D008738:Methyl Ethers; C043243:methyl tert-butyl ether