Environmental and biological assessment of exposure to benzene in petroleum workers

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 425-431

  Kok, P W ^a   Ong, H Y ^a   Wong, M K ^a   Au, W K ^b   Tan, K T ^b   Phoon, W H ^b   Ong, C N ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Ministry of Labour   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATECHOL; HYDROQUINONE; PHENOL;

BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRIVER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SINGAPORE; URINE LEVEL;

BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM WORKERS;

SINGAPORE;

BENZENE; BIOMARKERS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; METABOLISM; PERSONNEL; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PHENOLS;

BENZENE IN BLOOD (BBZ); PERSONAL TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE (TWA) EXPOSURE; UNMETABOLIZED BENZENE IN URINE (UBZ);

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 0030615610     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005745130712     Document Type: Conference Paper

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