Measuring potential dermal transfer of a pesticide to children in a child care center

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 264-269

  Cohen Hubal, Elaine A ^a   Egeghy, Peter P ^a   Leovic, Kelly W ^a   Akland, Gerry G ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Dermal exposure assessment; Dermal transfer coefficients; FQPA; Pesticide exposure

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; ORGANIZATION; PEST CONTROL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOTHING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PESTICIDES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 32044444365     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8283     Document Type: Article

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