Urinary Concentrations of Toxic Substances: An Assessment of Alternative Approaches to Adjusting for Specific Gravity

Tom Sorahan Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

Dong Pang The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, England

Nurtan Esmen School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Steven Sadhra Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

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