Biological monitoring of workers exposed to N,N-dimethylformamide in synthetic leather manufacturing factories in Korea

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 108-112

  Kim, Hyoung Ah ^a   Kim, Kangyoon ^b   Heo, Yong ^c   Lee, Se Hoon ^a   Choi, Ho Chun ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Korean Industrial Health Association   (South Korea)

^c Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; N,N dimethylformamide; N acetyl S (N methylcarbamoyl) cysteine; N methylformamide

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; N METHYLFORMAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE;

ADULT; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BREATHING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; KOREA; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AMIDOHYDROLASES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 1342304871     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-003-0474-1     Document Type: Article

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