Correlation between urinary methoxyacetic acid and exposure of ethylene glycol dimethyl ether in a lithium battery plant

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-126

  Yokota, Kozo ^a   Ueno, Hiroshi ^a   Ikeda, Naoko ^a   Johyama, Yasushi ^a   Michitsuji, Hiromi ^a   Yamada, Seiji ^a  

^a Matsushita Sci Ctr of Indust Hyg   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether; Glycol ethers; Methoxyacetic acid; Occupational exposure limit

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHYL ETHER; LITHIUM; METHOXYACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SHIFT WORKER; URINALYSIS;

ACETIC ACIDS; ETHYL ETHERS; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; LITHIUM; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 34548091273     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-007-0198-8     Document Type: Article

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