Studying permethrin exposure in flight attendants using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 416-427

  Wei, Binnian ^a   Isukapalli, Sastry S ^a   Weisel, Clifford P ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aircraft disinsection; flight attendants; PBPK modeling; permethrin; pesticides; pyrethroids; toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

3 PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; 3-PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AIRCRAFT; BENZOATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERMETHRIN;

EID: 84879422688     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2013.12     Document Type: Article

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