| Document ID (ISN) | 67560 |
| CIS number |
96-1756 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Fustinoni S., Buratti M., Giampiccolo R., Pulvirenti S., Colombi A. |
| Title |
Biological monitoring of exposure to solvents: A gas chromatography method for the determination of aromatic hydrocarbons in blood and urine |
| Original title |
Monitoraggio biologico dell'esposizione a solventi: metodo per la determinazione gascromatografica degli idrocarburi aromatici nel sangue e nell'urina [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan.-Feb. 1996, Vol.87, No.1, p.63-75. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
A gas chromatographic procedure was used for the detection of blood and urinary levels of aromatic hydrocarbons (AH) in 151 workers from three industries: the pharmaceutical industry, photogravure printing and office work. A dynamic head-space purge and trap preconcentration and flame ionization detection were utilized. In the first two categories of the occupationally exposed workers, blood AH levels were of 2-4 orders of magnitude higher than in the environmentally exposed subjects of the third category. In this latter group (office workers) there was a significant difference in blood and urine AH levels between nonsmokers and smokers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
aromatic hydrocarbons; benzene; toluene; ethylbenzene; office work; photogravure printing; pharmaceutical industry; determination in blood; exposure tests; gas chromatography; determination in urine; xylene |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
description of technique |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Pharmaceutical industry
Printing, photography and photocopying industry
Biological monitoring
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Office work
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