A Field Method for Sampling Toluene in End-Exhaled Air, as a Biomarker of Occupational Exposure: Correlation with Other Exposure Indices

Industrial Health

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-234

  Ghittori, Sergio ^a   Alessio, Alberto ^a   Negri, Sara ^a   Maestri, Luciano ^a   Zadra, Paola ^b   Imbriani, Marcello ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alveolar air analysis; Biological monitoring; Solvents; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; RESIN; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPIRED AIR; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 2142705861     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.42.226     Document Type: Article

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