Suitability of S-phenyl mercapturic acid and trans-trans-muconic acid as biomarkers for exposure to low concentrations of benzene

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1996, Pages 1151-1157

  Boogaard, Pieter J ^a,b,c   Van Sittert, Nico J ^a  

^a SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b Shell International Chemicals   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biological monitoring; Biomarkers; S phenylmercapturic acid; trans trans muconic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MUCONIC ACID;

AIR MONITORING; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; URINE LEVEL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; KINETICS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SORBIC ACID;

EID: 0030457975     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041151     Document Type: Article

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