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Title: Harmonization of acronyms for volatile organic compound metabolites using a standardized naming system.

Authors: Tevis, Denise S; Flores, Sharon R; Kenwood, Brandon M; Bhandari, Deepak; Jacob 3rd, Peyton; Liu, Jia; Lorkiewicz, Pawel K; Conklin, Daniel J; Hecht, Stephen S; Goniewicz, Maciej L; Blount, Benjamin C; De Jesús, Víctor R

Published In Int J Hyg Environ Health, (2021 06)

Abstract: Increased interest in volatile organic compound (VOC) exposure has led to an increased need for consistent, systematic, and informative naming of VOC metabolites. As analytical methods have expanded to include many metabolites in a single assay, the number of acronyms in use for a single metabolite has expanded in an unplanned and inconsistent manner due to a lack of guidance or group consensus. Even though the measurement of VOC metabolites is a well-established means to investigate exposure to VOCs, a formal attempt to harmonize acronyms amongst investigators has not been published. The aim of this work is to establish a system of acronym naming that provides consistency in current acronym usage and a foundation for creating acronyms for future VOC metabolites.

PubMed ID: 33962120 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Volatile Organic Compounds*

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