Concentrations of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in European cosmetics and personal care products: Prerequisite for human and environmental exposure assessment

Environment International

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-94

  Dudzina, Tatsiana ^a   Von Goetz, Natalie ^a   Bogdal, Christian ^a   Biesterbos, Jacqueline W H ^b   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Concentrations; Cosmetics and personal care products; CVMSs; Cyclic siloxanes; Cyclomethicone

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SILICON COMPOUNDS;

CVMSS; CYCLIC SILOXANE; CYCLOMETHICONE; DECAMETHYLCYCLOPENTASILOXANE; FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSIS; OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS;

COSMETICS;

ANTIPERSPIRANT AGENT; COSMETIC; CYCLIC VOLATILE METHYLSILOXANE; DECAMETHYLCYCLOPENTASILOXANE; DEODORANT AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DODECAMETHYLCYCLOHEXASILOXANE; OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE; SILOXANE; TOOTHPASTE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYGIENE PRODUCT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY;

EUROPE;

RATTUS;

EID: 84886860262     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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