INRS activities on risk assessment of glycol ethers

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 156, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 59-76

  Fastier, A ^a   Herve Bazin, B ^a   McGregor, D B ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

2 Butoxyethanol; Carcinogenicity; EGBE; Glycol ethers; Mutagenicity; Occupational exposure; Reproductive toxicity; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ETHER DERIVATIVE; GLYCOL;

AIR ANALYSIS; ANGIOSARCOMA; ATMOSPHERE; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DILUTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; EVALUATION; FORESTOMACH; GENOTOXICITY; GLOVE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TOXICITY; STEM CELL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 13544274327     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2003.09.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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