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Biomonitoring of 1,3-butadiene and related compounds

Journal Article · · Environmental Health Perspectives
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3433009· OSTI ID:530614
 [1];  [2]
  1. Stockholm Univ. (Sweden)
  2. Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments list several volatile organic chemicals as hazardous air pollutants, including ethylene oxide, butadiene, styrene, and acrylonitrile. The toxicology of many of these compounds shares several common elements such as carcinogenicity in laboratory animals, genotoxicity of the epoxide intermediates, involvement of cytochrome P450 for metabolic activation (except ethylene oxide), and involvement of at least two enzymes for detoxication of the epoxides (e.g., hydrolysis or conjugation with glutathione). These similarities facilitate research strategies for identifying and developing biomarkers of exposure. This article reviews the current knowledge about biomarkers of butadiene. Butadiene is carcinogenic in mice and rats, which raises concern for potential carcinogenicity in humans. 85 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
530614
Report Number(s):
CONF-9504282--; CNN: Contract EV5V-CT94-0543
Journal Information:
Environmental Health Perspectives, Journal Name: Environmental Health Perspectives Journal Issue: Suppl.5 Vol. 104; ISSN 0091-6765; ISSN EVHPAZ
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English