Ingestion, inhalation, and dermal exposures to chloroform and trichloroethene from tap water

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-51

  Weisel, Clifford P ^a   Jo, Wan Kuen ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chloroform; Dermal exposures; Drinking water; Ingestion exposures; Inhalation exposures; Trichloroethene; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; TAP WATER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY BURDEN; BREATH ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGESTION; INHALATION; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 0030042298     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9610448     Document Type: Article

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