The influence of physicochemical properties on the internal dose of trihalomethanes in humans following a controlled showering exposure

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-45

  Silva, Lalith K ^a   Backer, Lorraine C ^a   Ashley, David L ^a   Gordon, Sydney M ^b   Brinkman, Marielle C ^b   Nuckols, John R ^c   Wilkes, Charles R ^d   Blount, Benjamin C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d Wilkes Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Henry's law constants; human blood; partition coefficients; showering; trihalomethane exposure; water disinfection by products

Indexed keywords

TRIHALOMETHANE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84871465002     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.80     Document Type: Article

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