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

Xylene (all isomers)

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)

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)



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

Atio A, Riihimaki V, Vainio H. eds.

Whole Blood (chemical/metabolite)



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

Baselt RC.

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


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

LaDou J, ed.

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


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

Proctor NH, Hughes JP.

Complete Blood Count



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

US DHHS PHS CDC NIOSH and US DOL OSHA.

Complete Blood Count
  • Hematopoietic Depression


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

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.

Liver Function Tests



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.

Liver Function Tests



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

Lauwerys RR, Hoet P.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)



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

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.

Atio A, Riihimaki V, Vainio H. eds.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)



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

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.

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.

Ho MH, Dillon HK.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
  • End of Workweek


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

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.

LaDou J, ed.

Urine (chemical/metabolite)
  • Last 4 Hours of 8-Hour Exposure


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

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.

Urinalysis (routine)



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