Biological Monitoring of Benzene in Residents Living near Petrochemical Industrial Areas in Korea

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-37

  Choi, Yoonho ^a   Shin, Dongchun ^a,c   Park, Seongeun ^a   Chung, Yong ^a   Kim, Myungsoo ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benzene; Blood benzene; s Phenylmercapturic acid (s PMA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006857199     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.42.31     Document Type: Article

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