Analysis of 18 mercapturic acids in urine samples from the German Environmental Specimen Bank-tackling the data gap in the human biomonitoring of VOCs in Europe.

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol · 2026 · PMC13143828 · PMID 41606230

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

Our study demonstrates the ubiquitous exposure to numerous VOCs of high toxicological relevance, albeit with a decreasing trend over time for most of the metabolites.

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The most pronounced decrease in MA levels was observed from 2010/2015 to 2019 with a significant trend for 8 MAs, potentially reflecting changes in environmental exposures and regulations.

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