Title: | "Environmental medicine, part 2 - health effects of and protection from ubiquitous airborne solvent exposure" |
Address: | "Healing Naturally, Kirkland, WA 98034, USA" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1089-5159 (Print) 1089-5159 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Chemicals known as solvents are part of a broad class of chemicals called volatile organic compounds. These compounds are used in a variety of settings, are ubiquitous, and off-gas readily into the atmosphere. Asa result of their overuse, they can be found in detectable level virtually all samples of both indoor and outdoor air. Certain of these compounds are detectable in adipose samples of all U.S. residents Once in the body they can lead to a variety of neurological, immunological, endocrinological, genitourinary, and hematopoietic problems. Some individuals also have metabolic defects that diminish the liver's clearing capacity for these compounds. Supplementation may be of benefit to help clear these compounds from the body and to prevent adverse health effects" |
Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*adverse effects Air Pollution, Indoor/adverse effects Biotransformation/drug effects Complementary Therapies Environmental Exposure/adverse effects/prevention & control Humans Solvents/*adverse effects/*pharmacokinetics Xenobiotics/pharmac;" |
Notes: | "MedlineCrinnion, W J eng Review 2000/05/08 Altern Med Rev. 2000 Apr; 5(2):133-43" |