A human exposure study to investigate biological monitoring methods for 2-butoxyethanol

Biomarkers

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 360-370

  Jones, Katherine ^a   Cocker, J ^a  

^a Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Butoxyethanol; Conjugation; Urine

Indexed keywords

2 BUTOXYETHANOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOL; INK;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ELIMINATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALF LIFE TIME; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PH; PRINTING; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHIFT WORKER; SKIN ABSORPTION; TOXICOKINETICS; URINALYSIS; VARNISH; VOLUNTEER; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKER;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FEMALE; GLYCOLATES; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN ABSORPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344668505     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547500310001600941     Document Type: Article

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