Benzene in blood as a biomarker of low level occupational exposure

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 235, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 247-252

  Brugnone, F ^a   Perbellini, L ^a   Romeo, L ^a   Cerpelloni, M ^a   Bianchin, M ^a   Tonello, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene in blood; Biological monitoring; Environmental exposure; General population

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; MARKER;

ADULT; AIR ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; SMOKING;

EID: 0032740163     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00197-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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