ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2018
Predictors of blood volatile organic compound levels in Gulf coast residents.
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- Association of oil spill-related volatile organic compound exposure with CVD-related biomarkers in the Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- Blood concentrations of volatile organic compounds and hypertension in the GuLF Study.The Science of the total environment · 2025Article
- Association of the blood levels of specific volatile organic compounds with nonfatal cardio-cerebrovascular events in US adults.BMC public health · 2024Observational
- The association between blood metals and hypertension in the GuLF study.Environmental research · 2021Article
- Occurrence of BTEX from petroleum hydrocarbons in surface water, sediment, and biota from Ubeji Creek of Delta State, Nigeria.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Blood BTEXS and heavy metal levels are associated with liver injury and systemic inflammation in Gulf states residents.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2020Article
- Determinants of environmental styrene exposure in Gulf coast residents.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2019Article
- Developing Large-Scale Research in Response to an Oil Spill Disaster: a Case Study.Current environmental health reports · 2019Article
- Blood BTEX levels and neurologic symptoms in Gulf states residents.Environmental research · 2019Article
- Environmental Styrene Exposure and Sensory and Motor Function in Gulf Coast Residents.Environmental health perspectives · 2019Article
- Environmental styrene exposure and neurologic symptoms in U.S. Gulf coast residents.Environment international · 2018Article
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Abstract
To address concerns among Gulf Coast residents about ongoing exposures to volatile organic compounds, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-xylene, and m-xylene/p-xylene (BTEX), we characterized current blood levels and identified predictors of BTEX among Gulf state residents. We collected questionnaire data on recent exposures and measured blood BTEX levels in a convenience sample of 718 Gulf residents. Because BTEX is rapidly cleared from the body, blood levels represent recent exposures in the past 24 h. We compared participants' levels of blood BTEX to a nationally representative sample. Among nonsmokers we assessed predictors of blood BTEX levels using linear regression, and predicted the risk of elevated BTEX levels using modified Poisson regression. Blood BTEX levels in Gulf residents were similar to national levels. Among nonsmokers, sex and reporting recent smoky/chemical odors predicted blood BTEX. The change in log benzene was -0.26 (95% CI: -0.47, -0.04) and 0.72 (0.02, 1.42) for women and those who reported odors, respectively. Season, time spent away from home, and self-reported residential proximity to Superfund sites (within a half mile) were statistically associated with benzene only, however mean concentration was nearly an order of magnitude below that of cigarette smokers. Among these Gulf residents, smoking was the primary contributor to blood BTEX levels, but other factors were also relevant.
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