Towards a biological monitoring guidance value for acrylamide. Issue 1 (19th August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sams, C.; Jones, K.; Warren, N.; Cocker, J.; Bell, S.; Bull, P.; Cain, M.
• Is Part Of: Toxicology letters. Volume 237:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 30
• Page End: 37
• Publication Date: 2015-08-19
• Subjects: Toxicology -- Periodicals; 363.179
• DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.05.018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0378-4274

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0045"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We report a study of workers at a UK acrylamide production plant.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Biological monitoring data (urine metabolites and haemoglobin adducts) are given.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Their relationship with environmental (air and hand wash) levels were investigated.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">We propose urinary acrylamide-mercapturic acid as the preferred biomarker.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">A guidance value is proposed.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>