Occupational chronic exposure to organic solvents XVII. Ambient and biological monitoring of workers exposed to xylenes

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-55

  Kramer A ^a   Linnert Jr , M ^b   Wrbitzky, R ^a   Angerer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Occup Health Center Siegerland eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Methylhippuric acids; Xylenes

Indexed keywords

HIPPURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PAINT; XYLENE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAINT; SOLVENTS; XYLENES;

EID: 4243146642     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050334     Document Type: Article

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