Inter-individual variability of benzene metabolism to trans, trans- muconic acid and its implications in the biological monitoring of occupational exposure

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 199, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 41-48

  Gobba, F ^a   Rovesti, S ^a   Borella, P ^a   Vivoli, R ^a   Caselgrandi, E ^a   Vivoli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Inter individual metabolic variability; Low levels; Occupational exposure; trans muconic acid; Urinary benzene; Urinary benzene trans,trans muconic acid ratio; Urinary trans

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNMODIFIED BENZENE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; TOXICITY;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; MUCONIC ACID;

ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CARCINOGENICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DRIVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BENZENE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COHORT STUDIES; CREATININE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SORBIC ACID; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; STEREOISOMERISM; URINE;

EID: 0342618469     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)05480-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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