Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Benzene in Petrol Pump Workers and Dry Cleaners.
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Biological monitoring of exposure to benzene in petrol pump workers and dry cleaners.
Exposure to benzene has been monitored in petrol-pump workers and dry cleaners of Meerut City (India) by measuring phenol content of their urine samples. Average values for phenol in urine were higher in petrol-pump workers than dry cleaners. Alcoholic subjects excreted more phenol than smokers and non-vegetarians. It is concluded that alcohol can alter the susceptibility of man to benzene toxi...
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عنوان ژورنال: INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.39.330