Reference values and human biological monitoring values for environmental toxins. Report on the work and recommendations of the Commission on Human Biological Monitoring of the German Federal Environmental Agency

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-260

  Ewers, U ^a   Krause, C ^b   Schulz, C ^b   Wilhelm, M ^c  

^a Hygiene Institut des Ruhrgebiets   (Germany)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Environmental medicine; Environmental toxins; Human biological monitoring (HBM) values; Reference values

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GERMANY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFERENCE VALUE; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032798991     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050369     Document Type: Article

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