Effects of variation in exposure to airborne acetone and difference in work load on acetone concentrations in blood, urine, and exhaled air

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-251

  Kumagai, Shinji ^a   Matsunaga, Ichiro ^a   Tabuchi, Takeo ^a  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetone; Biological monitoring; Exposure variation; Work load difference

Indexed keywords

ACETONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD; CALCULATION; EXHALATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031969326     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010505     Document Type: Article

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