Biological monitoring of TDI-derived amines in polyurethane foam production

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 444-448

  Austin, Shaun ^a  

^a PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Polyurethane; Toluene diamine; Toluene dllsocyanate

Indexed keywords

AMINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; POLYURETHAN FOAM; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PROTECTION; URINALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKROOM AIR;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENYLENEDIAMINES; POLYURETHANES; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 34548496688     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqm085     Document Type: Article

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