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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Blood Concentrations of Selected Volatile Organic Compounds and Neurobehavioral Performance in a Population-Based Sample

Wu, Tiejian, Bhanegaonkar, Abhijeet J., Flowers, Joanne W. 01 January 2006 (has links)
The authors analyzed data from a national sample to examine the relationships between blood concentrations of selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the assessment scores of neurobehavioral evaluation tests. They calculated summary statistics to describe blood concentrations of 30 VOCs. For instance, the 95th percentiles were as follows: 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane, 0.799 μg/l; 1, 4-dichlorobenzene, 11.081 μg/l; benzene, 0.476 μg/l; and toluene, 0.281 μg/l. For 1, 4-dichlorobenzene, benzene, dibromochloromethane, and trichloroethene, a blood level higher than the 95th percentile was associated with a poorer neurobehavioral assessment score than was a blood level up to the 95th percentile. The authors found a linear relationship between blood toluene concentration and the Serial Digit Learning Test score. The findings suggest that exposure to certain VOCs may result in poor neurobehavioral performance. The study was exploratory and precludes a conclusive statement, so further investigation is warranted.

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