Biological monitoring of occupational exposure to arsenic by determining urinary content of inorganic arsenic and its methylated metabolites

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Jakubowski, Marek ^a   Trzcinka Ochocka, Malgorzata ^a   Raźniewska, Grazyna ^a   Matczak, Wanda ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Biological monitoring; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC DERIVATIVE; CACODYLIC ACID; COPPER; METHANEARSONIC ACID; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INHALATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RELATIVE DENSITY; SEA FOOD; SMELTER; URINARY EXCRETION;

ARSENIC; COPPER; HUMANS; METALLURGY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0031754734     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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