Biological monitoring and Biological Limit Values (BLV): The strategy of the European Union

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 119-124

  Bolt, Hermann M ^a   Thier, Ricarda ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological exposure limits; Biological monitoring; European Union; Occupational Exposure Limits

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 32644433077     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2005.09.015     Document Type: Review

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