Occupational exposure levels of Bisphenol a among Chinese workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 432-436

  He, Yonghua ^a   Miao, Maohua ^b   Wu, Chunhua ^a   Yuan, Wei ^b   Gao, Ersheng ^b   Zhou, Zhijun ^a   Li, De Kun ^c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Exposure level; TWA; Urine; Worker

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; URINE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549139049     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.O9006     Document Type: Article

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