Myeloperoxidase is a phase I metabolic enzyme that converts the metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene from tobacco smoke into highly reactive epoxides. A polymorphism in the promoter region of ...

Pesticides are a class of chemicals that are deliberately released into the environment with the express intention of causing lethality to a target species. A survey completed in 2003 found that there ...

They found that the cancer-causing agents were a group of chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and the first to be categorically identified was a compound called benzo(a)pyrene. It ...

Unfortunately, he’s also smelling carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, benzene, styrene, formaldehyde, arsenic, lead, chromium, benzo(a)pyrene, dioxins, furans and PCBs - but that’s modern-day ...

"It releases significant amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons into the air, and may also release benzo(a)pyrene, a ...

Smoking more frequently increases your risk of developing melanosis. Nicotine and benzo(a)pyrene—ingredients in cigarettes—penetrate gum tissue and activate melanin production. As you continue smoking ...

MET research project, 2018. School of Resource and Environmental Management. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. M.R.M. research project no. 696, 2018-3. School of Resource and Environmental ...

Tobacco smoke is still considered the main cause of lung cancer. After decades of antismoking campaigns, a constant increase in lung cancer cases around the world could be an indicator that ...

The group also reported that “noticeably less sheen” was present than during previous. While Three River Waterkeeper still “detected oil and grease and two different SVOCs (Benzo(a)pyrene and ...

Professor Tony Ryan OBE is The Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Sheffield and the founding Director of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures. Tony focuses on the global ...