Industrial Chemical Exposure: Guidelines for Biological Monitoring, Third Edition - Hardcover

Lauwerys, Robert R.; Hoet, Perrine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1566705452 ISBN 13: 9781566705455

Publisher: CRC Press, 2001

Synopsis

The bestselling resource on industrial chemical assessment just got better. A practical guide to biological monitoring for industrial chemical exposure assessment, the THIRD EDITION of INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE: GUIDELINES FOR BIOLOGICAL MONITORING has been completely revised to include the latest developments in the field. In addition to an update of each chapter, major revisions have been made to take into consideration new information available since the publication of the second edition.

SEE WHAT'S NEW IN THE THIRD EDITION:

Major changes to the sections on lead, benzene, trichloroethylene, and dimethylformamide

Fourteen completely new topics: bromine, molybdenum, perchlorate, platinum, n-heptane, ethene, 1,3-butadiene trimethylbenzene, naphthalene, terpenes, acrylamide, pesticides, tetrahydrofuran, methyl tertiarybutyl ether, n-nitrosodiethylamine

Discussion of the metabolic fate of chemicals

Increased information on the threshold of adverse effects levels

Development of biological monitoring methods for assessing the internal dose of additional chemicals

This authoritative book summarizes what is known about biological monitoring for inorganic, organic and organometallic substances. It provides a summary table with practical recommendations, giving you quick and easy access to the data. With INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE: GUIDELINES FOR BIOLOGICAL MONITORING you will understand the objectives of biological monitoring, the types of biological monitoring methods, their advantages and limitations, as well as practical aspects that must be considered before initiating a biological monitoring program.

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Robert R. Lauwerys, Perrine Hoet

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A practical guide to biological monitoring for industrial chemical exposure assessment, this authoritative book summarizes what is known about biological monitoring for inorganic, organic, and organometallic substances. The authors explore the objectives of biological monitoring, the types of biological monitoring methods, their advantages and limitations, as well as practical aspects that must be considered before initiating a biological monitoring program. They identify the potential biological markers for assessing exposure or body burden and include summary tables with practical recommendations that give readers quick and easy access to the data.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566705452
• ISBN 13: 9781566705455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 664