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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 27.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2022 Apr 11;242:113969. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113969

Table 2.

VOC metabolites and associated parent compounds

Acronym Analyte Detection Limit, in μg/L Parent Compound

3HPMA N-Acetyl-S-(3-hydroxypropyl)-L-cysteine 13 Acrolein
MUCA trans, trans-Muconic acid 9.81 Benzene
PhMA N-Acetyl-S-(phenyl)-L-cysteine 0.6 Benzene
MADA Mandelic acid 12 Styrene
BzMA N-Acetyl-S-(benzyl)-L-cysteine 0.5 Toluene or benzyl alcohol
3MHA+4MHA 3-Methylhippuric acid + 4-Methylhippuric acid 8 Xylenes
2MHA 2-Methylhippuric acid 5 Xylenes
4HBeMA N-Acetyl-S-(4-hydroxy-2-buten-1-yl)-L-cysteine 0.6 1,3-Butadiene