SPECIFIC MEDICAL TESTS PUBLISHED IN THE LITERATURE
FOR OSHA REGULATED SUBSTANCES

Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethylene)

CAS No: 127-18-4

NOTE:
(1) Efficacy of Medical Tests has not been evaluated.
(2) NIOSH references include diagnostic, screening, and other tests.
(3) OSHA mandated medical tests are provided in BOLD and listed first.

EDITOR(S) / AUTHOR(S)
SPECIFIC MEDICAL TEST(S)
ANALYTIC METHOD(S)
PAGE NUMBER(S)
REFERENCES

Baselt RC

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 2nd Edition. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc. 1988.

Atio A et al.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring and Surveillance of Workers Exposed to Chemicals. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. 1984.

Hathaway GJ et al.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold Publishers. 1996.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) 16 hours after end of exposure

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 2nd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 1993.

LaDou J

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) End of workweek

Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990.

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) End of workweek

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

LaDou J

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) Prior to next shift

Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990.

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) Prior to shift

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

ACGIH

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) Prior to last shift of workweek

1996 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 1996.

Baselt RC

Expired Air

Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 2nd Edition. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc. 1988.

Linch AL

Expired Air

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

Ho MH, Dillon HK

Expired Air

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

Atio A et al.

Expired Air

Biological Monitoring and Surveillance of Workers Exposed to Chemicals. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation. 1984.

Hathaway GJ et al.

Expired Air

Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold Publishers. 1996.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P

Expired Air 16 hours after end of exposure

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 2nd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 1993.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P

Expired Air During exposure

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 2nd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 1993.

Brown KK et al.

Expired Air End-Of-Shift

A Biological Monitoring Method for o-Toluidine and Aniline in Urine Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection. Appl Occup Environ Hyg 10(6):557-565, 1995.

LaDou J

Expired Air End-Of-Shift

Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990.

LaDou J

Expired Air End of workweek

Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990.

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J

Expired Air End of workweek

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

LaDou J

Expired Air Prior to next shift

Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990.

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J

Expired Air Prior to shift

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

ACGIH

Expired Air Prior to last shift of workweek

1996 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 1996.

US DHHS NIOSH and US DOL OSHA

Liver Function Tests

NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards. DHHS (NIOSH) Pub Nos. 81-123; 88-118, Suppls. I-IV. 1981-1995.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP

Liver Function Tests

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

US DHHS NIOSH and US DOL OSHA

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards. DHHS (NIOSH) Pub Nos. 81-123; 88-118, Suppls. I-IV. 1981-1995.

Baselt RC

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals. 2nd Edition. Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc. 1988.

Hathaway GJ et al.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Chemical Hazards of the Workplace. 4th Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold Publishers. 1996.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P

Urine (chemical/metabolite) 16 hours after end of exposure

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 2nd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 1993.

ACGIH

Urine (chemical/metabolite) 16 hours after end of exposure

1996 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 1996.

LaDou J

Urine (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift

Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990.

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.

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P

Urine (chemical/metabolite) End of workweek

Industrial Chemical Exposure. Guidelines for Biological Monitoring. 2nd Edition. Lewis Publishers. CRC Press, Inc. 1993.

ACGIH

Urine (chemical/metabolite) End of workweek

1996 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. ACGIH Worldwide. 1996.

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J

Urine (chemical/metabolite) End of workweek

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

US DHHS NIOSH and US DOL OSHA

Urinalysis (routine)

NIOSH/OSHA Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards. DHHS (NIOSH) Pub Nos. 81-123; 88-118, Suppls. I-IV. 1981-1995.