| Document ID (ISN) | 105746 |
| CIS number |
06-1157 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-9952 - Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
INRS ND 2245-202-06
|
| Author(s) |
Schneider O., Brondeau M.T. |
| Title |
Biological exposure indices |
| Original title |
Indices biologiques d'exposition [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1st Quarter 2006, No.202, p.49-66. 5 ref. |
| Abstract |
Biological exposure indices are reference values corresponding to concentrations of chemical substances, chemical metabolites in biological fluids or exhaled air, and to biological response to a specific chemical substance. These indices can be used to assess worker exposure to chemical substances and should be considered complementary to threshold limit values in air. This article provides definitions of biological exposure indices proposed by ACGIH in the United States (BEI) and DFG in Germany (BAT). It discusses the advantages and the limitations of each of these indices, whose 2005 limit values are provided in tabular form. Replaces CIS 04-152. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
harmful substances; biological threshold limits; exposure evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; Germany; translation; determination in biological matter; exposure tests; France |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Occupational exposure limits
Exposure evaluation
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