Evaluation of the protective effectiveness of gloves from occupational exposure to 2-methoxyethanol using the biomarkers of 2-methoxyacetic acid levels in the urine and plasma

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 697-702

  Chang, H Y ^b   Lin, C C ^c   Shih, T S ^a   Chan, H ^d   Chou, J S ^a   Huang, Y S ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Institute of Occupational Safety and Health   (Taiwan)

^d Mithra Bioindustry Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

^e Technology Research Inst   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYETHANOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COPPER; METHOXYACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOVE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; URINALYSIS; WORKER;

ACETIC ACIDS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEMICONDUCTORS; SKIN; SOLVENTS; TERATOGENS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 2142650538     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2003.011171     Document Type: Article

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