{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Lawin H"],"funding":["PATS MECOR SMALL GRANT","Medical Research Council"],"pagination":["320"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5392985"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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"],"journal":["BMC public health"],"pubmed_title":["Exhaled carbon monoxide: a non-invasive biomarker of short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution."],"pmcid":["PMC5392985"],"funding_grant_id":["MR/L009242/1"],"pubmed_authors":["Gordon SB","Sanni A","Balmes JR","Lawin H","Ukwaja NK","Fayomi B","Avokpaho E","Hinson V","Wanjiku J","Houngbegnon P","Ayi Fanou L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Exhaled carbon monoxide: a non-invasive biomarker of short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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","dates":{"release":"2017-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2017 Apr","modification":"2026-07-15T16:27:45.557Z","creation":"2026-07-07T03:07:51.795Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5392985","cross_references":{"pubmed":["28415983"],"doi":["10.1186/s12889-017-4243-6"]}}