Biological monitoring of standardized exposure to ethylbenzene: Evaluation of a biological tolerance (BAT) value

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 632-640

  Knecht, Udo ^a   Reske, Antje ^a   Woitowitz, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Ethylbenzene in blood; MAK value; Mandelic and phenylglyoxylic acid in urine; Standardized exposures

Indexed keywords

ETHYLBENZENE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MANDELIC ACID; PHENYLGLYOXYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; TOXICOKINETICS; URINALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034006534     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002040050018     Document Type: Article

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