Titre du document / Document title

Preliminary investigation of using volatile organic compounds from human expired air, blood and urine for locating entrapped people in earthquakes

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

STATHEROPOULOS M. ⁽¹⁾ ; SIANOS E. ⁽¹⁾ ; AGAPIOU A. ⁽¹⁾ ; GEORGIADOU A. ⁽¹⁾ ; PAPPA A. ⁽¹⁾ ; TZAMTZIS N. ⁽¹⁾ ; GIOTAKI H. ⁽²⁾ ; PAPAGEORGIOU C. ⁽³⁾ ; KOLOSTOUMBIS D. ⁽³⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), School of Chemical Engineering, Sector 9 Iroon Polytechniou Str, Athens 15773, GRECE
⁽²⁾ Department of Nursing, TEI of Epirus, Ioannina, GRECE
⁽³⁾ Eginition Hospital, 74 Vass Sophias Aven, Athens 115 28, GRECE

Résumé / Abstract

A preliminary investigation on the possibility of using volatile organic compounds (VOCs) determination of expired air, blood and urine, for the early location of entrapped people in earthquakes, has been carried out. A group of 15 healthy subjects has been sampled. The identification of a common core of substances might provide indications of human presence that can be used for the development of a real time field analytical method for the on site detection of entrapped people. Expired air samples have been analyzed by thermal desorption GC/MS and VOCs from blood and urine by headspace SPME-GC/MS. Acetone was the only compound found common in all three matrices. Isoprene was found in both expired air and blood samples. Acetone and isoprene along with a number of saturated hydrocarbons were among the major constituents identified in expired air analysis. Various ketones (2-pentanone, 4-heptanone, 2-butanone) were also determined over urine specimens. Using the techniques and methods of field analytical chemistry and technology appears to be the proper approach for applying the results of the present study in real situations.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of chromatography. B    ISSN  1570-0232 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 822, n^o1-2, pp. 112-117 [6 page(s) (article)] (32 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Elsevier, Amsterdam, PAYS-BAS  (2002) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Urine

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Blood

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Biological fluid

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Human

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Organic compounds

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Volatile compound

;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Urine

;

Sang

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Liquide biologique

;

Homme

;

Composé organique

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Composé volatil

;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Orina

;

Sangre

;

Líquido biológico

;

Hombre

;

Compuesto orgánico

;

Compuesto volátil

;

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

Blood

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Earthquakes

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Entrapped people

;

Expired air

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SPME

;

Thermal desorption

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Urine

;

VOCs

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Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 8577 B, 35400013797064.0140