SPECIFIC MEDICAL TESTS PUBLISHED IN THE LITERATURE
FOR OSHA REGULATED SUBSTANCES

Mercury, inorganic and compounds

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 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.

Linch AL

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

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

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

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

Atio A et al.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

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

Dillon HK, Ho MH

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Metals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991.

Hathaway GJ et al.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)

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

Fiserova-Bergerova V, Vlach J

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) End-Of-Shift

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

ACGIH

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite) End of Shift at 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

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.

Kneip TJ, Crable JV

Biologic Tissue/Biopsy

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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP

Blood Urea Nitrogen

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

Dillon HK, Ho MH

Nerve Conduction Studies

Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Metals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991.

Hathaway GJ et al.

Nerve Conduction Studies

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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP

Thyroid Function Test

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.

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.

Ho MH, Dillon HK

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

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

Atio A et al.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

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

Clarkson TW et al.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

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

Dillon HK, Ho MH

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Chemicals. Metals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1991.

LaDou J

Urine (chemical/metabolite)

Occupational Medicine. Appleton and Lange. 1990.

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.

Proctor NH, Hughes JP

Urinalysis (routine)

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

ACGIH

Urine (chemical/metabolite) Prior to shift

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) Prior to shift

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

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