Biological monitoring of exposure to chlorpyrifos-methyl by assay of urinary alkylphosphates and 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 581-594

  Aprea, Cristina ^a   Sciarra, Gianfranco ^a   Sartorelli, Pietro ^a   Sartorelli, Emilio ^a   Strambi, Fabio ^b   Farina, Giuseppe A ^b   Fattorini, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Preventive and Occupational Medicine Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS METHYL; CREATININE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

AGRICULTURE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PYRIDONES;

EID: 0031001111     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287399709532056     Document Type: Article

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