Adequacy of benzo(a)pyrene and benzene soluble materials as indicators of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a Söderberg aluminum smelter

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-14

  Friesen, Melissa C ^a,b   Demers, Paul A ^b   Spinelli, John J ^a,b,c   Le, Nhu D ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum smelter; Exposure misclassification; Occupational exposure; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BENZENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; METALLURGY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLUBILITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALUMINUM; BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 40449127453     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701734906     Document Type: Article

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