Occupational exposure levels to benzene in Italy: Findings from a national database

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 617-625

  Scarselli, Alberto ^a   Binazzi, Alessandra ^a   Di Marzio, Davide ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Database; Exposure assessment; Surveillance system; Workplace

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; ITALY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79961165597     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-011-0616-9     Document Type: Article

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