Reference values for metabolites of pyrethroid and organophosphorous insecticides in urine for human biomonitoring in environmental medicine

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-299

  Heudorf, Ursel ^a   Butte, Werner ^b   Schulz, Christine ^c   Angerer, Jürgen ^d  

^a Public Health Department   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

General population; Germany; Human biomonitoring; Internal exposure; Organophosphorous insecticides; Pyrethroids; Reference values; Urinary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GERMANY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; METABOLITE; POLLUTANT; REFERENCE VALUE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 33745197660     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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