Vissia is investigating an alteration of pregnancy related birth weight in pregnant women in Palangkaraya, Indonesia, exposed by toxic air during peat fires. She is employing a developed HPLC method to detect and quantity BPDE-dG adducts present in 225 normal mother blood and 150 umbilical cord blood samples. The study also quantifies the impact of outdoor air quality on indoor air quality in different house characteristics and on personal exposure of pregnant women during the peat fires.”
King’s College London, Bush House (NE wing), 30 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4BG