ETS Exposure and PAH Body Burden in Nonsmoking Italian Adults.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC6025440 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
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ETS Exposure and PAH Body Burden in Nonsmoking Italian Adults.
Campo Laura L Polledri Elisa E Bechtold Petra P Gatti Giulia G Quattrini Giulia G Olgiati Luca L Romolo Michael M Ranzi Andrea A Lauriola Paolo P Carrozzi Giuliano G Fustinoni Silvia S
International journal of environmental research and public health 20180601 6
Active smoking is associated with increased body burden of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); the aim of this study was to assess whether environmental tobacco smoking (ETS) increases the internal dose of PAHs. In 344 nonsmoking Italian adults, out of 497 individuals selected as representative of the population of the town of Modena, ETS exposure was evaluated by a self-administered questionnaire and by the measurement of urinary cotinine (COT-U). PAH exposure was assessed by the measureme ...[more]
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