Environmental exposure of commuters in Mexico City to volatile organic compounds as assessed by blood concentrations, 1998 Exposición ambiental a compuestos orgánicos volátiles evaluados en concentraciones sanguíneas en usuarios de transporte en la Ciudad de México, 1998

• Main Authors: Sharon Lemire (Author), David Ashley (Author), Patricia Olaya (Author), Isabelle Romieu (Author), Susan Welch (Author), Fernando Meneses-González (Author), Mauricio Hernández-Avila (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the extent of exposure for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) among nonoccupationally exposed commuters in Mexico City. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Blood concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m-/p-xylene, o-xylene and methyl tert-butyl ether were determined on samples colle...