A method for on-site analysis of urinary benzene by means of a portable gas-chromatograph

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-77

  Suna, Shigeru ^a   Jitsunari, Fumihiko ^a   Asakawa, Fumiyuki ^b   Hirao, Tomohiro ^a   Mannami, Toshifumi ^a   Suzue, Takeshi ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KURASHIKI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND THE ARTS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; On site analysis; Portable gas chromatograph; Urinary benzene

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; BENZENE; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 14544268232     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.47.74     Document Type: Article

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