| Document ID (ISN) | 58207 |
| CIS number |
92-958 |
| Year |
1986 |
| Convention or series no. |
EUR 10704 EN
|
| Author(s) |
Commission of the European Communities |
| Title |
Biological indicators for the assessment of human exposure to industrial chemicals: Alkyl lead compounds, dimethylformamide, mercury, organophosphorus pesticides |
| Bibliographic information |
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2985 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 1986. 77p. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
The available data on the human health effects, metabolism and biological indicators of these substances are reviewed. Conclusions reached: determination of the substance (or its metabolites) in urine may be used for assessment of occupational exposure to organic lead, dimethylformamide, mercury vapours and inorganic mercury compounds; the measurement of mercury in blood may be used for evaluating exposure to organic mercury compounds; for organophosphorus pesticides, urinary excretion of metabolites is the best indicator of internal dose, while measurement of blood cholinesterase is the most important indicator of exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
European Communities; mercury and compounds; lead and compounds; organophosphorus compounds; exposure tests; tetraethyllead; dimethylformamide; pesticides; exposure evaluation; tetramethyllead |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
cholinesterase monitoring; toxic effects; literature survey; metabolic process; mercury; determination in urine; health hazards; biological threshold limits; biological effects; determination in biological matter; determination in blood; lead |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | European Union |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
Inorganic substances
Lead and compounds
Exposure evaluation
Amides
Biological monitoring
Mercury and compounds
|
