Correspondence between occupational exposure limit and biological action level values for alkoxyethanols and their acetates

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-124

  Laitinen, J ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alkoxyacetic acids; Alkoxyalkylacetate; Alkoxyethanol; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

2 BUTOXYACETIC ACID; 2 BUTOXYETHANOL; 2 BUTOXYETHYL ACETATE; 2 ETHOXYETHANOL ACETATE; 2 METHOXYETHYL ACETATE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL; METHOXYACETIC ACID; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FINLAND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; URINE LEVEL;

ACETATES; ALCOHOLS; FINLAND; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLVENTS; VOLATILIZATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031890929     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050258     Document Type: Article

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