Biological monitoring of workers exposed to 4,4'-methylene-bis-(2-orthochloroaniline) (MOCA). I. A new and easy determination of 'free' and 'total' MOCA in urine

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-228

  Robert, A ^a   Ducos, P ^a   Francin, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

4,4' Methylene bis (2 orthochloroaniline); Electrochemical detection; HPLC determination; MOCA; Solid phase extraction; Urine; UV detection

Indexed keywords

4,4' METHYLENEBIS(2 CHLOROANILINE); ACETIC ACID; ACETONITRILE; BUFFER; CITRIC ACID; PRESERVATIVE; SULFAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; URINE LEVEL;

CARCINOGENS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; METHYLENEBIS(CHLOROANILINE); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINE;

EID: 0032780066     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050365     Document Type: Article

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