Biomonitoring for chromium and arsenic in timber treatment plant workers exposed to CCA wood preservatives

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 517-525

  Cocker, J ^a   Morton, J ^a   Warren, N ^a   Wheeler, J P ^b   Garrod, A N I ^b  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Dermal exposure; Exposure variability

Indexed keywords

IMPREGNATION; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DERMAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE VARIABILITY; URINARY EXCRETION;

TIMBER;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; URINALYSIS;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WOOD;

FORESTS;

EID: 33748120691     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mel009     Document Type: Article

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