Environmental and lifestyle factors affecting exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the general population in a Middle Eastern area
Por:
Hoseini, M, Nabizadeh, R, Delgado-Saborit, J, Rafiee, A, Yaghmaeian, K, Parmy, S, Faridi, S, Hassanvand, M, Yunesian, M and Naddafi, K
Publicada:
1 sep 2018
Resumen:
The aim of this study was to investigate environmental and lifestyle factors affecting exposure to PAHs in the general population in a large city of the Middle East (Tehran) by measuring urinary monohydroxy polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (OH-PAHs) and establishing relationships between PAHs exposure and related factors. Urine samples were collected from 222 randomly chosen subjects who were living in the urban area of Tehran, Iran. Subjects were required to complete a detailed questionnaire aimed to document their personal and sociodemographic information, activities, cooking-related appliances, smoking history/exposure, and consumed foodstuff. Identification and quantification of six OH-PAHs was carried out using a gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The geometric means for 1-OHP, 1-NAP, 2-NAP, 2-FLU, 9-FLU, and 9-PHE for whole population study were 310, 1220, 3070, 530, 330, and 130 ng/g creatinine, respectively. The two naphthalene metabolites contributed on average 77% of the total concentration of six measured OH-PAHs, followed by the 2-FLU, 1-OHP, 9-FLU, and 9-PHE. The most important predictors of urinary PAHs were consumption of grilled/barbecued foods, smoking, and exposure to environmental tobacco smoking. Water pipe smoking was linked to urinary OH-PAH metabolite in a dose-response function. Residential traffic was also related with OH-PAH metabolite concentrations. Other factors including gender, age, exposure to common house insecticides, open burning, and candle burning were found to be statistically associated with the urinary levels of some OH-PAHs. High exposure to PAHs among general population in Middle Eastern large cities and its associated health implications calls for public health measures to reduce PAHs exposure. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Filiaciones:
Hoseini, M:
Shiraz Univ Med Sci, Inst Hlth, Sch Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth,Res Ctr Hlth Sci, Shiraz, Iran
Nabizadeh, R:
Univ Tehran Med Sci, IER, CAPR, Tehran, Iran
Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Tehran, Iran
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ISGlobal Barcelona Inst Global Hlth, Barcelona Biomed Res Pk, Barcelona, Spain
Pompeu Fabra Univ, Barcelona, Spain
Inst Salud Carlos III, Spanish Consortium Res Epidemiol & Publ Hlth CIBE, Madrid, Spain
Univ Birmingham, Sch Geog Earth & Environm Sci, Div Environm Hlth & Risk Management, Birmingham, W Midlands, England
Rafiee, A:
Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Tehran, Iran
Yaghmaeian, K:
Univ Tehran Med Sci, IER, CAPR, Tehran, Iran
Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Tehran, Iran
Parmy, S:
Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Tehran, Iran
Faridi, S:
Univ Tehran Med Sci, IER, CAPR, Tehran, Iran
Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Tehran, Iran
Hassanvand, M:
Univ Tehran Med Sci, IER, CAPR, Tehran, Iran
Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Tehran, Iran
Yunesian, M:
Univ Tehran Med Sci, IER, CAPR, Tehran, Iran
Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Tehran, Iran
Naddafi, K:
Univ Tehran Med Sci, IER, CAPR, Tehran, Iran
Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Engn, Tehran, Iran
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