Volatile Halogenated Hydrocarbons in Urban Atmosphere and in Human Blood
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Archives of environmental health
- Vol. 45 (2) , 101-106
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1990.9935933
Abstract
Atmospheric concentrations of volatile, halogenated hydrocarbons (VHH) can be correlated with intensity of industrial or commercial activities and with demographic density. Measurements of VHHs were performed in Turin, Italy. The VHH indoor/outdoor contamination ratio was calculated, and VHH blood concentrations were measured during 1 yr in Turin, Italy. The results showed a typical primary pollutant trend: 18.1 μg/m3 during winter and 12.02 μg/m3 during summer. During the winter, the VHH indoor/outdoor contamination ratio showed a greater indoor presence (p = .0006) and a higher VHH blood concentration (0.71 vs. 0.22 μg/l). The indoor and outdoor atmospheric VHH concentrations provide the major sources of human daily intake, especially during winter.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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