Measurement of the urinary benzene metabolite trans, trans-muconic acid from benzene exposure in humans

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 453-454

  Yu, Ryun ^a   Weisel, Clifford P ^b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; MUCONIC ACID; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SORBIC ACID; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0029817262     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841096161186     Document Type: Article

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