Urinary carcinogenic 4–6 ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coke oven workers and in subjects belonging to the general population: Role of occupational and environmental exposure

• Published in: International journal of hygiene and environmental health Vol. 217; no. 2-3; pp. 231 - 238
• Main Authors: Campo, Laura, Fustinoni, Silvia, Consonni, Dario, Pavanello, Sofia, Kapka, Lucyna, Siwinska, Ewa, Mielzyňska, Danuta, Bertazzi, PierAlberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: München Elsevier GmbH 01.03.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Air Pollutants - urine; Air Pollutants, Occupational - urine; Air. Soil. Water. Waste. Feeding; Biological and medical sciences; Biomonitoring; Carcinogens - metabolism; Coke; Coke oven workers; Environment. Living conditions; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - methods; Heating - methods; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Molecular Weight; Occupational Exposure - analysis; Occupational medicine; Occupations; Poland; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - urine; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; SPME–GC/MS; Surveys and Questionnaires; Toxicology; Young Adult; SPME–GC/MS; Biomonitoring; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Coke oven workers; Human; Urine; Hydrocarbon; Exploration; Polycyclic aromatic compound; Occupational exposure; SPME-GC/MS; Biological monitoring; Solid phase microextraction; Carcinogen; Gas chromatography; Health and environment; Environment; Environmental medicine; Worker; Coke oven; Mass spectrometry; Occupational medicine; Public health

A new solid phase microextraction–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method (SPME–GC–MS) to detect urinary unmetabolized 3-, 6-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was applied to coke oven workers and general population subjects with the aim to assess exposure to carcinogenic PAHs, to eval...