Exposure to organic solvents among handicraft car painters: A pilot study in Italy

Industrial Health

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 310-317

  Vitali, Matteo ^a   Ensabella, Francesca ^a   Stella, Daniela ^b   Guidotti, Maurizio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ARPA Lazio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air monitoring; Benzene; Car painters; Exposure; Solvents; Urine monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BENZENE; CHARCOAL; ETHYLBENZENE; GASOLINE; HEXANOIC ACID; PENTYL ACETATE; PROPANE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT INDUSTRY; PILOT STUDY; URINALYSIS;

AUTOMOBILES; HUMANS; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; PILOT PROJECTS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 33646697962     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.44.310     Document Type: Article

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