OBJECTIVES To evaluate the contribution of traffic fumes to exposure to benzene in urban
workers, an investigation on personal exposure to benzene in traffic police from the city of …

Benzene has become one of the most intensely regulated substances in the world. Its
ubiquitous use as a solvent has led to many working populations being exposed; in the early …

Benzene is a human carcinogen and an ubiquitous environmental pollutant. Identification of
specific and sensitive biological markers is critical for the definition of exposure to low …

A method for the determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX) in
urine of people exposed to these airborne pollutants present in the living environment, has …

Since occupation is a major determinant of health, traffic police personnel face multiple
occupational hazards. They are continuously exposed to vehicular emissions and work in a …

Studies on animals and human subjects have proposed that urban pollutants may cause
alterations of cortisol levels. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether police officers …

Although automobile refueling represents the major source of benzene exposure among the
nonsmoking public, few data are available regarding such exposures and the associated …

Background Few studies in the literature have examined the effects of benzene on blood
cells. Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible correlation between the blood …

This research compared the capability of urinary trans, trans-muconic acid (t, t-MA), S-
phenylmercapturic acid (S-PMA) and benzene excreted in urine (U-benzene) to monitor low …

We initiated the PETER (pedestrian environmental traffic pollutant exposure research)
project to investigate pedestrians' exposure to traffic related atmospheric pollutants, based …