Occupational exposure to cobalt: A population toxicokinetic modeling approach validated by field results challenges the biological exposure index for urinary cobalt

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-62

  Martin, Aurelie ^a   Bois, Frederic Yves ^b   Pierre, Francis ^a   Wild, Pascal ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Mathematical models; Occupational health practice

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CREATININE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGY; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TOXICOKINETICS; UNCERTAINTY; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; VALIDATION STUDY; WORK; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COBALT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 71949127571     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903376126     Document Type: Article

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