Experimental exposure to methyl tertiary-butyl ether. I. Toxicokinetics in humans

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 274-280

  Nihlén, Annsofi ^a   Löf, Agneta ^a   Johanson, Gunnar ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Exposure; Gasoline; Human; Methyl tertiary butyl ether; MTBE; Oxygenated fuels; TBA; Tertiary butyl alcohol; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL ETHER; GASOLINE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA CLEARANCE; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS; URINARY EXCRETION; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

EID: 0032007257     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1997.8333     Document Type: Article

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