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

Selenium & compounds, except SeF6

CAS No: Varies

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.

Body Hair/Nail



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.

Clarkson TW, Friberg L, Nordberg GF, Sager PR.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)



Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals. Plenum Publishing Corporation. 1988.

LaDou J, ed.

Blood Plasma



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

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Blood Serum



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

US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH and US DOL OSHA.

Liver Function Tests



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

Baselt RC.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)



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

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)



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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)



Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.

Kneip TJ, Crable JV.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)



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

LaDou J, ed.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)



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

Clarkson TW, Friberg L, Nordberg GF, Sager PR.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
  • 24-Hour Collection


Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals. Plenum Publishing Corporation. 1988.

US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH and US DOL OSHA.

Urinalysis (routine)



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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

White Blood Cell Count/Differential



Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. JB Lippincott Company. 1978.