The influence of skin moisture on the dermal absorption of propoxur in human volunteers: A consideration for biological monitoring practices

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 199, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 165-172

  Meuling, Wim J A ^a   Franssen, Agnes Ch ^a   Brouwer, Derk H ^a   Van Hemmen, Joop J ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Dermal absorption; Pesticides; Relative humidity; Skin moisture; Volunteer studies

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; PROPOXUR;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; MOISTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN ABSORPTION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYL ETHERS; PROPOXUR; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN ABSORPTION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 0031004350     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)05492-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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