Determination of an occupational exposure guideline for manganese using the benchmark method

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1031-1046

  Clewell, Harvey J ^a   Lawrence, Gregory A ^a   Calne, Donald B ^b   Crump, Kenny S ^a  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benchmark dose; Manganese; Occupational; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARDS; MANGANESE; NEUROLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

SUBCLINICAL EFFECTS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

MANGANESE;

MANGANESE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MANGANESE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0141705346     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00379     Document Type: Article

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