Assessment of exposure to butadiene in the process industry.

doi:10.1016/0300-483x(96)03430-0

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Assessment of exposure to butadiene in the process industry.

Toxicology - 28 Oct 1996

Sorsa M, Osterman-Golkar S, Peltonen K, Saarikoski S T, Sram R

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Occupational exposure levels to 1,3-butadiene (BD) are variable but generally below 1 ppm in the European process industry. A preliminary analysis showed that hemoglobin adduct levels of butadiene monoxide (BMO) were increased among the worker groups with higher potential exposure to BD (process...

Topics

Butadienes
Carcinogens
Chromosome Aberrations
Environmental Monitoring
Genotype
Glutathione Transferase
Hemoglobins
Humans
Occupational Exposure

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