Benzene in the environment: An assessment of the potential risks to the health of the population

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 2-13

  Duarte Davidson, R ^b   Courage, C ^a   Rushton, L ^a   Levy, L ^a  

^a National Centre for Risk Analysis and Options Appraisal   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzene; Environment; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ABSORPTION; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INHALATION; NONLYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, NONLYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0035136485     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.58.1.2     Document Type: Review

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