Biomarkers of environmental benzene exposure

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1996, Pages 1141-1146

  Weisel, C ^a,b   Yu, R ^a   Roy, A ^a   Georgopoulos, P ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EOHSI   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Human; Metabolism; Muconic acid; Physiologically based pharmacokinetic model

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; MUCONIC ACID;

BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPIRED AIR; HUMAN; METABOLITE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHARMACOKINETICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0030445424     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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