Table 1

Geometric means (and geometric SD) of urinary analytes before and after 6 h of work

Levels of urinary analytes (ng/l)Before work (n=18)After work (n=17)
1-OH-napthalene992 (4)2553 (2)*
2-OH-naphthalene2670 (2)3984 (2)
9-OH-phenanthrene441 (4)1033 (2)*
2-OH-fluorene672 (3)1541 (3)*
1-OH-pyrene361 (3)692 (2)*
8-OHd-guanosine (μg/l)9 (4)40 (2)*
  • * p<0.05 when compared with samples collected before work (using Student t test).