A proposed methodology for setting occupational exposure limits for hydrocarbon solvents

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 524-542

  McKee, Richard H ^a   Medeiros, Arlean M ^a   Daughtrey, Wayne C ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS depression; Hydrocarbon solvents; Occupational exposure limits

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANE; DECANE; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; ISOPENTANE; NAPHTHALENE; OCTANE; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CALCULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE IRRITATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMIT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECIPROCAL CALCULATION PROCEDURE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VAPOR;

EYE DISEASES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES;

EID: 26444581754     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620500299754     Document Type: Review

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