Exposure to hazardous substances in a standard molecular biology laboratory environment: Evaluation of exposures in IARC laboratories

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 485-490

  Chapot, Brigitte ^a   Secretan, Béatrice ^a   Robert, Annie ^a   Hainaut, Pierre ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; Molecular biology research; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDES; CARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMAN CARCINOGEN; INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCERS; LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE;

AMIDES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPHYSICS; CARCINOGENS; ETHANOL; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MATERIALS HANDLING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ONCOGENIC VIRUSES; RESEARCH; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ACRYLAMIDE; ALCOHOL; CARCINOGEN; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUMOR VIRUS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 68149144280     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep029     Document Type: Article

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