Guidelines for biological monitoring of workers in aluminium production facilities for urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-pyrenol)

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Jongeneelen, Frans ^a  

^a IndusTox Consult   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXYPYRENE; ALUMINUM;

AIR SAMPLING; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SMOKING HABIT; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; WORKER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PYRENES; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINE;

EID: 2642581092     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b312767m     Document Type: Conference Paper

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