| Document ID (ISN) | 38766 |
| CIS number |
82-1975 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Cahiers de médecine du travail - Cahiers voor arbeidsgeneeskunde |
| Year |
1982 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Buchet J.P., Lauwerys R.R. |
| Title |
Evaluation of exposure to inorganic arsenic |
| Original title |
Evaluation de l'exposition à l'arsenic inorganique [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1982, Vol.19, No.1, p.15-23. Illus. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
A technique for analysis of various forms of arsenic, enabling the metabolism of inorganic arsenic to be studied in man, showed that the urinary excretion of this substance and its metabolites is copious and rapid. Metabolism of the inorganic form is a methylation process leading to the formation of monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), which are excreted in urine with part of the unchanged inorganic form. Biological surveillance of inorganic arsenic-exposed workers gives valid results when using urinary excretion monitoring for this element, provided that the monitoring method used determines specifically the inorganic form and the metabolites MMA and DMA, and excludes the organic form of marine origin. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
arsenic; exposure tests; toxicology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
metabolic process; description of technique; urine monitoring |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Biological monitoring
Arsenic and compounds
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