Occupational chronic exposure to organic solvents XVI. Ambient and biological monitoring of workers exposed to toluene

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-96

  Angerer, J ^a   Kramer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BAT value; Biological monitoring; Hippuric acid; o cresol; Toluene

Indexed keywords

HIPPURIC ACID; ORGANIC SOLVENT; ORTHO CRESOL; TOLUENE;

AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031059989     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050121     Document Type: Article

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