Dangerous and cancer-causing properties of products and chemicals in the oil-refining and petrochemical industry—part xxii: Health hazards from exposure to gasoline containing methyl tertiary butyl ether: Study of New Jersey residents

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 613-627

  Mehlman, Myron A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Association of State and Terminal Health Officials; ASTHO; Department of Health and Social Services; DHSS; EPA; Health Effects Institute; HEI; methyl tertiary butyl ether; MTBE; reformulated gasoline; RFG; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Indexed keywords

TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OIL INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CARCINOGENS; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GASOLINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MICE; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; RATS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0030470588     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379601200502     Document Type: Article

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