Air and biological monitoring of toluene diisocyanate in a flexible foam plant

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-235

  Tinnerberg, Håkan ^a,b   Dalene, Marianne ^a   Skarping, Gunnar ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

air; biological; isocyanates; monitoring; polyurethane; toluene diisocyanate

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 0030904417     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119791012883     Document Type: Article

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