Biomonitoring data for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in the United States and Canada: Interpretation in a public health risk assessment context using biomonitoring equivalents

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-181

  Aylward, Lesa L ^a   Morgan, Marsha K ^b   Arbuckle, Tye E ^c   Barr, Dana B ^d   Burns, Carol J ^e   Alexander, Bruce H ^f   Hays, Sean M ^a  

^a LLP   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; Biomonitoring; Exposure biomarkers; Exposure monitoring; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOEQUIVALENCE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANADA; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; TOXICOKINETICS; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77149126715     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900970     Document Type: Review

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