Benzene exposure: An overview of monitoring methods and their findings

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 184, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 58-66

  Weisel, Clifford P ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Biomarkers; Environmental; Exposure; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GASOLINE; MUCONIC ACID; PETROLEUM; PHENOL; PLASMA PROTEIN; SOLVENT;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METABOLIC RATE; METABOLITE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SKIN PENETRATION; TOXIC INHALATION; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77950627467     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.12.030     Document Type: Article

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