Naphthalene animal carcinogenicity and human relevancy: Overview of industries with naphthalene-containing streams

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-137

  Jeffrey Lewis, R ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Epidemiology; Human; Lung cancer; Naphthalene; Nasal cancer; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

NAPHTHALENE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LARYNX CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MOUTH CANCER; NONHUMAN; NOSE CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; WORKPLACE;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NAPHTHALENES; NOSE NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84855808522     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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