Inhalant abuse is defined as inhalation of solvents or volatile organic substances for pleasure or short term enjoyment. The most common d material is glue due to its low price and easy access. Glue solvent sniffing produces fast and pleasurable experience to the abuser. Glue normally contains toluene will then metabolite to hippuric acid and excreted in urine for glue sniffer’s. A mobile G.S. ...

This study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of a carbohydrate restricted diet, a subacute ethanol intake, and their combined effect on the kinetics of toluene in humans. Eight healthy male volunteers were exposed by inhalation at four different occasions to 200 mg/m3 2H8-toluene for two hours at a work load of 50 W after a one week low (30%) carbohydrate (CH) diet or high (60%) CH diet ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are reported to cause adverse effects on pulmonary function in occupationally exposed workers. However, evidence is lacking on the effect in the general population. We hypothesised that VOCs impair pulmonary function through enhancing oxidative stress, especially in the elderly population. A longitudinal panel study of 154 elderly people was performed in South ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effectiveness of protective suits and gloves by biomonitoring. METHODS Fifteen male spray painters at a ship coating factory were studied for two weeks. Workers wore no protective clothing during the first week and wore protective suits and gloves during the second week. Sampling was conducted on four consecutive working days each week. Ethyl benzene and xylene in ...

The effect of exercise on renal function has been the target of numerous research projects, many of which have recently been reviewed by Herlitzka (1). It is generally agreed that exercise exerts an antidiuretic effect, that it depresses urea clearance, and that it increases the specific gravity of the urine. With the introduction of diodrast and of para-amino hippuric acid it became possible t...

BACKGROUND A new simple preparation method for a hippurate-intercalated zinc-layered hydroxide (ZLH) nanohybrid has been established, which does not need an anion-exchange procedure to intercalate the hippurate anion into ZLH interlayers. METHODS The hippuric acid nanohybrid (HAN) was prepared by direct reaction of an aqueous suspension of zinc oxide with a solution of hippuric acid via a one...

A gas-liquid chromatography technique which allows simultaneous detection of hippuric acid (N-benzoylglycine) hydrolysis and conversion of fumaric acid to succinic acid by microorganisms uses a new medium, hippurate-formate-fumarate broth, and a gas chromatograph equipped with a thermal conductivity detector. This technique gave more reproducible results than other tests used in the study for d...