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SUBMITTER: Werder EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6013310 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Werder Emily J EJ Gam Kaitlyn B KB Engel Lawrence S LS Kwok Richard K RK Ekenga Christine C CC Curry Matthew D MD Chambers David M DM Blair Aaron A Miller Aubrey K AK Birnbaum Linda S LS Sandler Dale P DP
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology 20171229 4
To address concerns among Gulf Coast residents about ongoing exposures to volatile organic compounds, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-xylene, and m-xylene/p-xylene (BTEX), we characterized current blood levels and identified predictors of BTEX among Gulf state residents. We collected questionnaire data on recent exposures and measured blood BTEX levels in a convenience sample of 718 Gulf residents. Because BTEX is rapidly cleared from the body, blood levels represent recent exposures ...[more]