Blood toluene as a biological index of environmental toluene exposure in the “normal” population and in occupationally exposed workers immediately after exposure and 16 hours later

Blood styrene concentrations in a “norma

Blood styrene concentrations in a “normal” population and in exposed workers 16 hours after the end of the workshift

✍ F. Brugnone; L. Perbellini; G. Z. Wang; G. Maranelli; E. Raineri; E. Rosa; C. Sa 📂 Article 📅 1993 🏛 Springer-Verlag 🌐 English ⚖ 547 KB

Blood styrene was measured by a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method in 81 "normal people" and in 76 workers exposed to styrene. In the normal subjects, styrene was also tested in alveolar and environmental air. Styrene was found in nearly all (95%) blood samples. Average styrene levels in th