TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2008, 62, abstr. 55
Optimal quantitative analysis for urinary biomarkers of exposure of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that vary in ring number: 1-hydroxy pyrene, 3-hydroxyphenanthrene, and 2-hydroxy benz[c]phenanthrene
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Tobacco smoke, certain foods, and diesel exhaust are known to contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Historically, 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP), a metabolite of pyrene, has been the most commonly used biomarker of exposure to PAHs. More...