Assessment of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during firefighting by measurement of urinary 1-hydroxypyrene

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 515-519

  Moen, Bente E ^a   Øvrebø, Steinar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXYPYRENE; CARCINOGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRE FIGHTER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STUDENT; TEACHER; URINE LEVEL;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PYRENES; SMOKE; URINE;

EID: 0031008953     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199706000-00005     Document Type: Article

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