Characterization of cancer risk from airborne benzene exposure

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-366

  Johnson, Giffe T ^a   Harbison, Stephen C ^a   McCluskey, James D ^a   Harbison, Raymond D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myelogenous leukemia; Benzene; ppm years; Risk analysis; Threshold carcinogen

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BENZENE; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70350423050     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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