Acute exposure to low-level methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE): Human reactions and pharmacokinetic response

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-48

  Cain, William S ^a,e   Leaderer, Brian P ^a   Ginsberg, Gary L ^b   Andrews, Larry S ^c   Cometto Muñiz, J Enrique ^d   Gent, Janneane F ^d   Buck, Marion ^d   Berglund, Larry G ^d   Mohsenin, Vahid ^d   Monahan, Edward ^d   Kjaergaard, Søren ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRC Environmental Corporation   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 9444285552     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958379609005425     Document Type: Article

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