Field protection effectiveness of chemical protective suits and gloves evaluated by biomonitoring

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 759-762

  Chang, F K ^a   Chen, M L ^a   Cheng, S F ^b   Shih, T S ^b   Mao, I F ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYLBENZENE; HIPPURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MANDELIC ACID; METHYL HIPPURIC ACID; THINNER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLENE;

ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SHIFT WORKER; URINE LEVEL; VAPOR;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HIPPURATES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDELIC ACIDS; MIDDLE AGED; PAINTINGS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SHIPS; SOLVENTS; TAIWAN; XYLENES;

EID: 35748965623     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.029199     Document Type: Article

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