Exposure of aircraft maintenance technicians to organophosphates from hydraulic fluids and turbine oils: A pilot study

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-37

  Schindler, Birgit Karin ^a   Koslitz, Stephan ^a   Weiss, Tobias ^a   Broding, Horst Christoph ^a   Brüning, Thomas ^a   Bünger, Jürgen ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human biomonitoring; Organophosphate flame retardants; TCP; Tributyl phosphate; Tricresyl phosphate; Triphenyl phosphate

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; OIL; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN BIOMONITORING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS; PILOT STUDY; TCP; URINE;

HUMAN BIOMONITORING; ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS; TCP; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHATE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIRCRAFT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OILS; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84887614476     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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