Comparison between urinary o-cresol and toluene as biomarkers of toluene exposure

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Fustinoni, Silvia ^a,b   Mercadante, Rosa ^a   Campo, Laura ^a   Scibetta, Licia ^a   Valla, Carla ^a   Consonni, Dario ^a   Foà, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers' characteristics; Occupational exposure; Toluene; Urinary o cresol; Urinary toluene

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CREATININE; ORTHO CRESOL; TOLUENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRESOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRINTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOLUENE;

EID: 33845594318     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620601044844     Document Type: Article

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