Biological monitoring of low benzene exposure in Italian traffic policemen

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-30

  Manini, Paola ^a   De Palma, Giuseppe ^b   Andreoli, Roberta ^a   Poli, Diana ^a   Petyx, Marta ^c   Corradi, Massimo ^a   Mutti, Antonio ^a   Apostoli, Pietro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c ISPESL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biological monitoring; S Phenylmercapturic acid; t,t Muconic acid; Traffic policemen

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BENZENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MUCONIC ACID; N ACETYL S PHENYLCYSTEINE; S-PHENYL-N-ACETYLCYSTEINE; SORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URINE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SORBIC ACID;

EID: 56149094124     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.06.865     Document Type: Article

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