Exhaled carbon monoxide: a non-invasive biomarker of short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In urban settings of Africa with rapidly increasing population, traffic-related air pollution is a major contributor to outdoor air pollution (OAP). Although OAP has been identified as a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, there is however, lack of a simple biomarker to assess levels of exposure to OAP in resource-poor settings. This study evaluated the role of exhaled carbon monoxide (exhCO) as a potential biomarker of exposure to ambient carbon monoxide (ambCO) from OAP.

Methods

This was a descriptive study conducted among male commercial motorcycle riders in Cotonou - the economic capital of Benin. The participants' AmbCO was measured using a portable carbon monoxide (CO) data logger for 8 h during the period of their shift. ExhCO was measured just

SUBMITTER: Lawin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5392985 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature