Urinary excretion of 3-phenoxybenzoic acid in middle-aged and elderly general population of Japan

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 109; no. 2; pp. 175 - 180
• Main Authors: Ueyama, Jun, Kimata, Akiko, Kamijima, Michihiro, Hamajima, Nobuyuki, Ito, Yoshinori, Suzuki, Koji, Inoue, Takashi, Yamamoto, Kanami, Takagi, Kenji, Saito, Isao, Miyamoto, Ken-ichi, Hasegawa, Takaaki, Kondo, Takaaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.02.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: 3-Phenoxybenzoic acid; Adult; Aged; Benzoates - adverse effects; Benzoates - urine; Biological and medical sciences; Creatinine - urine; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Exposure assessment; Female; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; General population; Humans; Insecticides - adverse effects; Insecticides - metabolism; Insecticides - urine; Japan; Japanese; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Occupational Exposure - analysis; Pesticides, fertilizers and other agrochemicals toxicology; Pyrethrins - adverse effects; Pyrethrins - metabolism; Pyrethrins - urine; Pyrethroids; Rural Health; Surveys and Questionnaires; Toxicology; Young Adult; Asia; Japan; Japan, Hokkaido; Pyrethroids; General population; Japanese; Exposure assessment; 3-Phenoxybenzoic acid; Human; Urine; Excretion; Middle age; Pesticides; Biological marker; Exposure; Epidemiology; Rural area; Elderly; Public health

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