Urinary monohydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the general population from 26 provincial capital cities in China: Levels, influencing factors, and health risks

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 160; p. 107074
• Main Authors: Huang, Senyuan, Li, Qin, Liu, Hao, Ma, Shengtao, Long, Chaoyang, Li, Guiying, Yu, Yingxin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Benzo(a)pyrene - analysis; Biomarkers - urine; Biomonitoring; body mass index; capital; Carcinogenic risk; carcinogenicity; China; Cities; combustion; decision making; diet; energy; environment; Environmental Monitoring - methods; fluorenes; gender; human health; Humans; lung neoplasms; metabolites; Monohydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; naphthalene; National scale; people; phenanthrenes; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis; risk; China; Cities; Monohydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Biomonitoring; National scale; Carcinogenic risk

[Display omitted] •Large-scale PAH biomonitoring in the general population of China was conducted.•Regional differences of urinary OH-PAHs among the cities were analyzed.•Smoking is important factor led the association of OH-PAHs with other demographics.•Inhalation may be the main route of human exp...