Environmental Chemicals Altered in Association With Deployment for High Risk Areas.
J Occup Environ Med
; 61 Suppl 12: S15-S24, 2019 12.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31800447
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
A study was conducted using serum samples and high-resolution metabolomics (HRM) to test for changes in abundance of environmental chemicals in deployment in high-risk areas (Balad, Iraq; Bagram, Afghanistan).METHODS:
Pre and Post-deployment serum samples for deployment (cases) and matched controls stationed domestically were analyzed by HRM and bioinformatics for the relative abundance of 271 environmental chemicals.RESULTS:
Of the 271 chemicals, 153 were measurable in at least 80% of the samples in one of the pre- or post-deployment groups. Several pesticides and other chemicals were modestly elevated post-deployment in the Control as well as the Bagram and Balad samples. Similarly, small decreases were seen for some chemicals.CONCLUSION:
These results using serum samples show that for the 271 environmental chemicals studied, 56% were detected and small differences occurred with deployment to high-risk areas.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Environmental Exposure
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Military Personnel
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article