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Worker reentry safety. VIII. The determination of urinary metabolites—An index of human and animal exposure to nonpersistent pesticides

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Residue Reviews

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The identification and the quantitation of potential chemical pollutants and their metabolites in human adipose tissue, blood, and urine are of great importance for monitoring human exposure to these environmental contaminants.

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  1. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Fla, 33152, USA

    M. Talaat Shafik

  2. Pesticides and Toxic Substances Effects Laboratory, National Environmental Research Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711, USA

    Diane E. Bradway

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  1. Department of Entomology, University of California, 92502, Riverside, California, USA

    Francis A. Gunther

  2. Department of Agricultural Biochemistry, University of Hawaii, 96822, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    John W. Hylin

  3. P.O. Box 1225, 95383, Twain Harte, California, USA

    William E. Westlake

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Shafik, M.T., Bradway, D.E. (1976). Worker reentry safety. VIII. The determination of urinary metabolites—An index of human and animal exposure to nonpersistent pesticides. In: Gunther, F.A., Hylin, J.W., Westlake, W.E. (eds) Residue Reviews. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 62. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9404-4_8

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