ATSDR evaluation of potential for human exposure to benzene

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 399-442

  Wilbur, S ^a   Wohlers, D ^b   Paikoff, S ^b   Keith, Ls ^a   Faroon, O ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

benzene; environmental fate; public health; toxicological profile

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; APLASTIC ANEMIA; CARCINOGENICITY; CYTOPENIA; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; TOXICOKINETICS;

BENZENE; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 57449115592     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233708095772     Document Type: Article

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