Unmetabolized VOCs in urine as biomarkers of low level occupational exposure

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-26

  Janasik, Beata ^a   Jakubowski, Marek ^a   Wesołowski, Wiktor ^a   Kucharska, Małgorzata ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Blood analysis; Occupational exposure; Urinanalysis; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYLBENZENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; URINE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENES;

EID: 77952028718     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-010-0003-x     Document Type: Article

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