Urinary determination of N-acetyl-S-(N-methylcarbomyl)cysteine and N-methylformamide in workers exposed to N,N-dimethylformamide

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 445-452

  Imbriani, M ^b   Maestri, L ^a   Marraccini, P ^c   Saretto, G ^d   Alessio, A ^a   Negri, S ^a   Ghittori, S ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Il Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro   (Italy)

^c ICP   (Italy)

^d ASL Pavia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Mercapturic acids; N,N Dimethylformamide; Occupational medicine; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CHARCOAL; CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; N METHYLFORMAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE;

ADULT; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUID SHIFT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METABOLITE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PERSONAL MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLER; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WORKING TIME;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; FORMAMIDES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 0036765889     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-002-0335-3     Document Type: Article

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