Effect of physical exertion on the biological monitoring of exposure of various solvents following exposure by inhalation in human volunteers: I. Toluene

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 481-489

  Nadeau, Véronique ^a   Truchon, Ginette ^b   Brochu, Martin ^c   Tardif, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alveolar air concentration; Biological monitoring; Human volunteers; o CR; Physical exertion; Toluene; Workload

Indexed keywords

2 CRESOL; 2-CRESOL; CRESOL; SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXERCISE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CRESOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE;

EID: 33750694369     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620600862782     Document Type: Article

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