The development and testing of a dermal exposure system for pharmacokinetic studies of administered and ambient water contaminants

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-195

  Prah, James D ^a   Blount, Benjamin ^b   Cardinali, Frederick L ^b   Ashley, David L ^b   Leavens, Teresa ^c   Case, Martin W ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Dermal pharmacokinetics; Disinfection byproducts; Human water exposures; Methods; Methyl tertiary butyl ether; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; DRINKING WATER; GLASS; POLITEF; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FOREARM; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN; TEMPERATURE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0036589751     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(03)00004-2     Document Type: Article

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