Occupational exposure to methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in a oil refinery;Esposizione professionale a metil ter-butil etere (MTBE) in una raffineria di petrolio

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2003, Pages 39-40

  Perbellini, L ^a   Pasini, F ^a   Prigioni, P ^a   Rosina, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Methyl tert butyl ether; Occupational exposure; Oil refinery

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; GASOLINE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXHAUST GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OIL INDUSTRY; SMOKING HABIT; URINE;

EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; METHYL ETHERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; SEASONS;

EID: 1042278854     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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