Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the diet

DH Phillips - Mutation research/genetic toxicology and …, 1999 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), of which benzo [a] pyrene is the most commonly
studied and measured, are formed by the incomplete combustion of organic matter. They are …

Clearing the smoke: assessing the science base for tobacco harm reduction

S Bondurant, R Wallace, P Shetty, K Stratton - 2001 - books.google.com
Despite overwhelming evidence of tobacco's harmful effects and pressure from anti-smoking
advocates, current surveys show that about one-quarter of all adults in the United States are …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental and health impacts of Canada's oil sands industry

P Gosselin, SE Hrudey, MA Naeth… - Royal Society of …, 2010 - aeic-iaac.gc.ca
This is the first in the “new series” of expert panel reports to be commissioned by The Royal
Society of Canada/La Société royale du Canada. The Council of the Society, the presidents …

“IARC group 2A Carcinogens” reported in cigarette mainstream smoke

CJ Smith, TA Perfetti, MA Rumple, A Rodgman… - Food and chemical …, 2000 - Elsevier
As a follow-up to an earlier study on IARC Group I compounds, further efforts have been
made to evaluate the international literature on cigarette mainstream smoke for reports on …

Aggregate exposures of nine preschool children to persistent organic pollutants at day care and at home

NK Wilson, JC Chuang, C Lyu, R Menton… - Journal of Exposure …, 2003 - nature.com
In the summer of 1997, we measured the aggregate exposures of nine preschool children,
aged 2–5 years, to a suite of organic pesticides and other persistent organic pollutants that …

Biomonitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human urine

J Jacob, A Seidel - Journal of Chromatography B, 2002 - Elsevier
Measurement of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) metabolites in human urine is the
method of choice to determine occupational and/or environmental exposure of an individual …

Smoking increases carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human lung tissue

R Goldman, L Enewold, E Pellizzari, JB Beach… - Cancer research, 2001 - AACR
Tobacco smoke is a major source of human exposure to polycyclic aromatichydrocarbons
(PAHs). The concentration of PAHs in lung tissue would reflect an individual's dose, and its …

Levels of persistent organic pollutants in several child day care centers

NK Wilson, JC Chuang, C Lyu - Journal of Exposure Science & …, 2001 - nature.com
The concentrations of a suite of persistent organic chemicals were measured in multiple
media in 10 child day care centers located in central North Carolina. Five centers served …

Analysis of DNA and protein adducts of benzo [a] pyrene in human tissues using structure-specific methods

G Boysen, SS Hecht - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2003 - Elsevier
We review studies which investigate the presence, using structure-specific analytical
methods, of DNA or protein adducts of the carcinogen benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) in human …

Biomonitoring of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of nonoccupationally exposed persons

G Scherer, S Frank, K Riedel, I Meger-Kossien… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2000 - AACR
In a field study with 69 subjects, we investigated the influence of smoking, exposure to
environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), diet, and location of residence on biomarkers for …