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

Methyl alcohol (Methanol)

CAS No: 67-56-1

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)

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)



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

Ho MH, Dillon HK.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)



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

Hathaway GJ, Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)



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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)
  • pH (Hydrogen ion concentration)


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

Hathaway GJ, Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)
  • pH (Hydrogen ion concentration)


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

Baselt RC.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)
  • Pre- & Post-Shift


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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Blood Plasma
  • Bicarbonate


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

Hathaway GJ, Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Blood Plasma
  • Bicarbonate


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

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.

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.

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.

Ho MH, Dillon HK.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)



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

Hathaway GJ, Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)



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

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.

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.

LaDou J, ed.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
  • End of Workweek


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

LaDou J, ed.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
  • Prior to Next Shift


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