TY - JOUR
T1 - The Urinary 1-Hydroxypyrene Biomarker in Street Janitors Exposed to Air Quality Changes Associated with Religious Events in Madinah, Saudi Arabia
AU - Kordi, Khalid
AU - McNally, Richard
AU - Namdeo, Anil
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - Madinah is the second most important Muslim holy city in Saudi Arabia. Exceptionally during holy months, traffic congestion and consequent air emission of several pollutant compounds mainly carcinogenic Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is expected to reach high levels at certain places. Inhalation of air BaP emissions is the main route of entry into the human body. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess a biomarker of exposure to air BaP which is urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) among janitors and find out the relation between this biomarker with daily exposure to air BaP, some traffic and weather factors.
AB - Madinah is the second most important Muslim holy city in Saudi Arabia. Exceptionally during holy months, traffic congestion and consequent air emission of several pollutant compounds mainly carcinogenic Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is expected to reach high levels at certain places. Inhalation of air BaP emissions is the main route of entry into the human body. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess a biomarker of exposure to air BaP which is urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) among janitors and find out the relation between this biomarker with daily exposure to air BaP, some traffic and weather factors.
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/0ec3e787-6dfa-32cf-9e97-6d8c84723a27/
U2 - 10.1016/j.jth.2018.05.038
DO - 10.1016/j.jth.2018.05.038
M3 - Meeting Abstract
SN - 2214-1405
VL - 9
SP - S52-S53
JO - Journal of Transport & Health
JF - Journal of Transport & Health
IS - Supplement
ER -
