dc.contributor.author | Tsangari, Xanthi | en |
dc.contributor.author | Andrianou, Xanthi D. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Agapiou, Agapios | en |
dc.contributor.author | Mochalski, Paweł | en |
dc.contributor.author | Makris, Konstantinos C. | en |
dc.creator | Tsangari, Xanthi | en |
dc.creator | Andrianou, Xanthi D. | en |
dc.creator | Agapiou, Agapios | en |
dc.creator | Mochalski, Paweł | en |
dc.creator | Makris, Konstantinos C. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-21T06:23:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-11-21T06:23:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/56255 | |
dc.description.abstract | Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-, m-, and p-xylenes (BTEX) are ubiquitous outdoor and indoor air pollutants associated with both environmental and health effects. The objective of this exploratory study was to determine the magnitude and variability of urinary BTEX levels among residents of two areas located in the same city (Nicosia, Cyprus). The two areas differed with respect to their proximity to an industrial cluster and an intercity-highway. First morning urine voids were collected during a random campaign from selected households in the two urban areas (n = 48). Urinary BTEX measurements were obtained using headspace solid phase micro extraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The majority of participants were females (65%) and non-smokers (85%) with a mean age of 49 years. Median urinary BTEX levels were: 118 ng L−1, 124 ng L−1, 9 ng L−1, 29 ng L−1and 28 ng L−1for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, (p + m)-xylene and o-xylene, respectively. With the exception of benzene, participants from area 2 (closer to the industrial cluster and an intercity road than area 1) had significantly (p < 0.05) higher urinary BTEX levels than those from area 1 (regression analysis). The residence location (in area 2) was the sole significant (p < 0.05) predictor of urinary BTEX levels after adjusting for sex, smoking, age, body mass index, and educational level. This observational study showed differences in BTEX exposures between two urban areas of the same city. This baseline BTEX dataset may prove useful for future activities of natural gas extraction and handling nearby urban settings. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd | en |
dc.source | Chemosphere | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85009834135&doi=10.1016%2fj.chemosphere.2017.01.043&partnerID=40&md5=c176bf8eea6e392d71ed1b3d2035e7ab | |
dc.subject | Cyprus | en |
dc.subject | Regression analysis | en |
dc.subject | health impact | en |
dc.subject | population | en |
dc.subject | environmental monitoring | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | adult | en |
dc.subject | aged | en |
dc.subject | controlled study | en |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | en |
dc.subject | cross-sectional study | en |
dc.subject | female | en |
dc.subject | clinical article | en |
dc.subject | randomized controlled trial | en |
dc.subject | male | en |
dc.subject | body mass | en |
dc.subject | procedures | en |
dc.subject | observational study | en |
dc.subject | smoking | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | middle aged | en |
dc.subject | urine level | en |
dc.subject | urban area | en |
dc.subject | spatial analysis | en |
dc.subject | Natural gas | en |
dc.subject | Mass spectrometry | en |
dc.subject | chemical compound | en |
dc.subject | Gas chromatography | en |
dc.subject | mass fragmentography | en |
dc.subject | solid phase extraction | en |
dc.subject | solid phase microextraction | en |
dc.subject | urine | en |
dc.subject | air pollutant | en |
dc.subject | Air Pollutants | en |
dc.subject | concentration (composition) | en |
dc.subject | Extraction | en |
dc.subject | Nicosia [Cyprus] | en |
dc.subject | benzene derivative | en |
dc.subject | Toluene | en |
dc.subject | Indoor air pollution | en |
dc.subject | Benzene | en |
dc.subject | pollution exposure | en |
dc.subject | meta xylene | en |
dc.subject | ortho xylene | en |
dc.subject | para xylene | en |
dc.subject | Benzene Derivatives | en |
dc.subject | Biomonitoring | en |
dc.subject | BTEX | en |
dc.subject | chemical pollutant | en |
dc.subject | Environmental and health effects | en |
dc.subject | Ethylbenzene | en |
dc.subject | exploratory research | en |
dc.subject | Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry | en |
dc.subject | Headspace solid phase micro extractions | en |
dc.subject | indoor air | en |
dc.subject | Natural gas extraction | en |
dc.subject | Oil | en |
dc.subject | road | en |
dc.subject | Spatial characteristics | en |
dc.subject | toluene derivative | en |
dc.subject | Urban | en |
dc.subject | Xylene | en |
dc.subject | Xylenes | en |
dc.title | Spatial characteristics of urinary BTEX concentrations in the general population | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.01.043 | |
dc.description.volume | 173 | |
dc.description.startingpage | 261 | |
dc.description.endingpage | 266 | |
dc.author.faculty | 002 Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences | |
dc.author.department | Τμήμα Χημείας / Department of Chemistry | |
dc.type.uhtype | Article | en |
dc.source.abbreviation | Chemosphere | en |
dc.contributor.orcid | Agapiou, Agapios [0000-0001-8371-0910] | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0001-8371-0910 | |