Uptake and decay of volatile organic compounds at environmental concentrations: Application of a four-compartment model to a chamber study of five human subjects

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-163

  Wallace, L A ^a   Nelson, W C ^a   Pellizzari, E D ^b   Raymer, J H ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliphatics; Aromatics; Blood breath ratios; Breath analysis; Chamber studies; Chlorinated compounds; VOCs

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DECANE; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY BURDEN; BREATH ANALYSIS; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALKANES; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BREATH TESTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030977154     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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