Specific Medical Tests or Examinations Published in the Literature for OSHA-Regulated Substances

Specific Medical Tests or Examinations Published in the Literature
for OSHA-Regulated Substances

Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)

CAS No: 78-93-3

NOTE:
(1) Efficacy of Medical Tests has not been evaluated.
(2) NIOSH references include diagnostic, screening, and other tests.
(3) OSHA mandated medical tests, if any, are provided in BOLD on a yellow background.
(4) This HTML page was created from DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-11O. December 2004.
(5) If a medical test/examination contains multiple references, each is listed separately.

Editor(s) / Author(s)
Specific Medical Test(s)
or Examination(s)
Reference(s)

Baselt RC.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 3rd Edition. Chemical Toxicology Institute,1997.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.

Kneip TJ, Crable JV.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

Methods for Biological Monitoring —A Manual for Assessing Human Exposure to Hazardous Substances. Am Public Health Association. 1988.

Ho MH, Dillon HK.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Organic Compounds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1987.

US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods. 4th Edition. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-113.

Baselt RC.

Expired Air

Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 3rd Edition. Chemical Toxicology Institute,1997.

Linch AL.

Expired Air

Biological Monitoring for Industrial Chemical Exposure Control. CRC Press. 1974.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Expired Air

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.

Ho MH, Dillon HK.

Expired Air

Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Organic Compounds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1987.

US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH and US DOL OSHA.

Pulmonary Function Tests

NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 81-123; 88-118; Suppls. I-IV. 1981–1995.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.

Baselt RC.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
End-Of-Shift

Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 3rd Edition. Chemical Toxicology Institute,1997.

ACGIH.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
End-Of-Shift

2004 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 2004.

LaDou J, ed.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
End-Of-Shift

Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2nd Edition. Appleton and Lange. 1997.

Hathaway GJ, Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
End-Of-Shift

Proctor and Hughes' Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, New York. 1996.

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
End-Of-Shift

Timing of sample collection for biological monitoring of occupational exposure. Ann Occup Hyg 41/3:345-353, 1997.

Editor(s) / Author(s)	Specific Medical Test(s) or Examination(s)	Reference(s)
Baselt RC.	Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)	Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 3rd Edition. Chemical Toxicology Institute,1997.
Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.	Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)	Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.
Kneip TJ, Crable JV.	Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)	Methods for Biological Monitoring —A Manual for Assessing Human Exposure to Hazardous Substances. Am Public Health Association. 1988.
Ho MH, Dillon HK.	Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)	Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Organic Compounds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1987.
US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH.	Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)	NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods. 4th Edition. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-113.
Baselt RC.	Expired Air	Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 3rd Edition. Chemical Toxicology Institute,1997.
Linch AL.	Expired Air	Biological Monitoring for Industrial Chemical Exposure Control. CRC Press. 1974.
Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.	Expired Air	Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.
Ho MH, Dillon HK.	Expired Air	Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Organic Compounds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1987.
US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH and US DOL OSHA.	Pulmonary Function Tests	NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards DHHS (NIOSH) Pub No. 81-123; 88-118; Suppls. I-IV. 1981–1995.
Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.	Urine (chemical/metabolite)	Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 3rd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 2001.
Baselt RC.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift	Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 3rd Edition. Chemical Toxicology Institute,1997.
ACGIH.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift	2004 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 2004.
LaDou J, ed.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift	Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 2nd Edition. Appleton and Lange. 1997.
Hathaway GJ, Proctor NH, Hughes JP.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift	Proctor and Hughes' Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, New York. 1996.
Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J.	Urine (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift	Timing of sample collection for biological monitoring of occupational exposure. Ann Occup Hyg 41/3:345-353, 1997.