Occupational Health for All Series Series Volume 2

Biological Monitoring of Chemical Exposure in the Workplace Guidelines

Paperback
December 1996
9789241597654
More details
  • Publisher
    World Health Organization
  • Published
    31st December 1996
  • ISBN 9789241597654
  • Language English
  • Pages 214 pp.
  • Size 7.5" x 9.625"
$24.00

Provides guidelines for the biological monitoring of occupational exposure to four metals (aluminium, arsenic, cobalt, and nickel), three solvents (benzene, methanol, and methylene chloride), two groups of pesticides (dithiocarbamates and pyrethroids), aromatic amines, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Guidelines for each chemical follow a common framework. The chemical is first introduced in terms of its physical and chemical properties, possible occupational and non-occupational exposures, data on toxicokinetics and toxic effects, and a comparison of currently available biological indicators of exposure. Recommended biomarkers are then discussed in terms of suggested methods of sampling and analysis, and guidelines for the interpretation of test results.

WHO Unit of Occupational Safety

WHO Unit of Occupational Safety