A total of 132 studies were identified, of which 25 studies addressed environmental
exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the general population. Of these 9 …

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 …

The objective of this study was to analyse environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and PAH
metabolites in urine samples of non-occupationally exposed non-smoker adult subjects and …

Context: Arsenic is a ubiquitous element present in urban air as a pollutant, and it may
interfere with thyroid hormones. Objective: To evaluate the association between the …

OBJECTIVES: This is the first research study to compare among female, non-smoker
workers:(a) the exposure to benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTXs) in urban air during work in …

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 …

An integrated approach based on ambient and biological monitoring, the latter including
both biomarkers of exposure and susceptibility, was applied to characterize benzene …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness and specificity of urinary 1-
hydroxypyrene (1-OHPu) as a biomarker of the exposure from urban pollution to polycyclic …

Exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with various adverse health effects
including respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological diseases. Exposure data for some …

Among the toxic chemicals present in the ambient air of urban centres, benzene raises
particular concern due to its haematoxicity and leukaemogenic hazards, probably related to …