A study of ethylene glycol exposure and kidney function of aircraft de-icing workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 255-265

  Gérin, Michel ^a   Patrice, Sylvie ^a   Bégin, Denis ^a   Goldberg, Mark S ^b   Vyskocil, Ada ^a   Adib, Georges ^a   Drolet, Daniel ^c   Viau, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Regie Regionale S Serv Social M   (Canada)

^c Inst Rech S Secty Travail Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aircraft de icing; Biological monitoring; Ethylene glycol; Nephrotoxicity; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRCRAFT; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FACE MASK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SKIN ABSORPTION; URINALYSIS; WINTER;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; AIRCRAFT; ALBUMINURIA; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; HUMANS; ICE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0030932759     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050145     Document Type: Article

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