Environmental and biological monitoring of styrene exposure: Urinary excretion of D-glucaric acid compared with exposure indices

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 313-318

  Scapellato, M L ^a   Marcuzzo, G ^a   Mastrangelo, G ^a   Sessa, G ^b   Cellini, M ^b   De Rosa, E ^c   Saia, B ^a   Bartolucci, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SMPIL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; D glucaric acid; Enzymatic induction; Mandelic acid; Phenylglyoxylic acid; Reinforced plastics industry; Styrene

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MANDELIC ACID; PHENYLGLYOXYLIC ACID; STYRENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; TOXICOKINETICS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0032411932     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.40.313     Document Type: Article

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