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Urine phenol levels among Thai police, implications for occupational health. 2004

Suphan Soogarun, and Viroj Wiwanitkit, and Jamsai Suwansaksri

Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

In this study, we study an at-risk occupation, the police. Forty-five urine samples were obtained from 45 Thai police working close to traffic in an urban area, for analysis of urine phenol levels. The average (mean +/- SD) urine phenol level in these police was 16.94 +/- 11.72 mg/g-Cr. Significantly higher urine phenol levels were found among police who had worked for longer durations (p < 0.05).

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000395	Air Pollutants, Occupational	Toxic air-borne matter related to work performed They are usually produced by the specific nature of the occupation.	Occupational Air Pollutants,Pollutants, Occupational Air
D013785	Thailand	Formerly known as Siam, this is a Southeast Asian nation at the center of the Indochina peninsula. Bangkok is the capital city.	Kingdom of Thailand,Siam
D016273	Occupational Exposure	The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation.	Exposure, Occupational,Exposures, Occupational,Occupational Exposures
D016495	Police	Agents of the law charged with the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing law and order among the citizenry.	Law Enforcement Officers,Police Force,Police Officers,Enforcement Officer, Law,Enforcement Officers, Law,Law Enforcement Officer,Officer, Law Enforcement,Officer, Police,Officers, Law Enforcement,Officers, Police,Police Forces,Police Officer
D019800	Phenol	An antiseptic and disinfectant aromatic alcohol.	Carbol,Carbolic Acid,Hydroxybenzene,Phenol, Sodium Salt,Phenolate Sodium,Sodium Phenolate,Phenolate, Sodium