Evaluation of urinary biomarkers of exposure to benzene: Correlation with blood benzene and influence of confounding factors

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 985-995

  Hoet, Perrine ^a   De Smedt, Erika ^b   Ferrari, Massimo ^c,d   Imbriani, Marcello ^c,d   Maestri, Luciano ^c   Negri, Sara ^c   De Wilde, Peter ^b   Lison, Dominique ^a   Haufroid, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Occupational Health Service   (Belgium)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biological monitoring; S Phenylmercapturic acid; Sorbic acid; t,t Muconic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BENZENE; CREATININE; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; EPHRIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; MUCONIC ACID; SORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; TOXICOKINETICS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 68449087193     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0381-6     Document Type: Article

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