title: Biological monitoring of human exposure to atrazine.
abstract: Atrazine exposure was evaluated in six manufacturing workers by personal and biological monitoring. Total atrazine exposure varied from 10 to 700 mumol per workshift and total urinary atrazine excretion accounted for 1-2% of the external dose. The spectrum of the urinary atrazine metabolites comprises bi-dealkylated (80%), deisopropylated (10%), deethylated (8%) and unmodified atrazine (2%). The metabolites are eliminated in urine in slightly longer than 24 h: 50% of the amount is excreted in the first 8 h following the workshift.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive, Occupational and Community Medicine University of Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Catenacci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bersani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferioli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cottica
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maroni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001280:Atrazine / Q000378:metabolism; D002617:Chemical Industry; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001280:Atrazine