Urinary metal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers in boilermakers exposed to metal fume and residual oil fly ash

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 484-493

  Mukherjee, Sutapa ^a,b   Rodrigues, Ema ^a   Aeschliman, David B ^c   Houk, R S ^c   Palmer, Lyle J ^d   Woodin, Mark A ^a,e   Weker, Robert ^a   Christiani, David C ^a,f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Tufts University   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Carcinogens; Occupational health; Particulates

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXYPYRENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARCINOGEN; CHROMIUM; COPPER; COTININE; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; VANADIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOILER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DUST EXPOSURE; FLY ASH; FUME; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINALYSIS; WELDING FUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; METALLURGY; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRENES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 20444389827     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20161     Document Type: Article

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