Biological monitoring of hazardous waste workers: metals.
The author defines biological monitoring and discusses its role as a component of medical surveillance protocols, including traditional methods and new methods of monitoring of effect. Initiating a biological monitoring program, choosing a laboratory, and archiving specimens are detailed.
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Department of Environmental & Community Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway 08854.
D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care
D006256:Hazardous Waste