Urinary naphthalene and phenanthrene as biomarkers of occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-104

  Sobus, J R ^a   Waidyanatha, S ^a   McClean, M D ^b   Herrick, R F ^b   Smith, T J ^b   Garshick, E ^c,d   Laden, F ^b,d   Hart, J E ^b,d   Zheng, Y ^e   Rappaport, S M ^f  

^a IL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENANTHRENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 59049106263     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2008.041418     Document Type: Article

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