Toxicokinetics of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) in humans, and implications to their biological monitoring

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 739-750

  Vainiotalo, Sinikka ^a   Riihimäki, Vesa ^a   Pekari, Kaija ^a   Teräväinen, Eija ^a   Aitio, Antero ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Gasoline oxygenates; Inhalation exposure of humans; Kinetics; Methyl tert butyl ether and tert butyl alcohol; tert amyl methyl ether and tert amyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 2 BUTANOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; OXYGENASE; TERT AMYL METHYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRED AIR; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; MALE; METABOLITE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN BREATHING; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRESSURE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; PENTANOLS; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL;

EID: 34547642794     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701551540     Document Type: Article

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