Occupational exposure of petroleum depot workers to BTEX compounds

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-44

  Rezazadeh Azari, M ^a   Naghavi Konjin, Z ^b   Zayeri, F ^c   Salehpour, S ^d   Seyedi, M D ^e  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ALBORZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e National Iranian Oil Production and Distribution Company   (Iran)

Author keywords

Benzene; Ethylbenzene; Hippuric acid; Occupational exposure; Petroleum; Toluene; Worker; Xylene

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GASOLINE; HIPPURIC ACID; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; URINALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; HUMANS; IRAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

EID: 84555219725     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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