Validity of biomarkers in environmental health studies: The case of PAHs and Benzene

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-168

  Dor, Frédéric ^a,b   Dab, William ^b   Empereur Bissonnet, Pascal ^b   Zmirou, Denis ^c  

^a StratAgence Environ/Maitrise de   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXYPYRENE; ACETYLCYSTEINE; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MUCONIC ACID; N ACETYL S PHENYLCYSTEINE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ADDUCT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION; POPULATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0032953636     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408449991349195     Document Type: Review

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