The use of biomarkers of exposure of N,N-dimethylformamide in health risk assessment and occupational hygiene in the polyacrylic fibre industry

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 330-336

  Kafferlein H U ^a,b   Ferstl, C ^b   Burkhart Reichl, A ^d   Hennebruder K ^b   Drexler, H ^b   Bruning T ^c   Angerer, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d Med Dept Acordis Acrylic Fibres K   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE; N ACETYL S (METHYLCARBAMOYL)CYSTEINE; N METHYLFORMAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; POLYACRYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXTILE WASHING; URINE; WORKPLACE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBAMATES; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; FORMAMIDES; HALF-LIFE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 17844400916     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.017129     Document Type: Article

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