Measurement of phthalates in skin wipes: Estimating exposure from dermal absorption

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 7428-7435

  Gong, Mengyan ^a   Zhang, Yinping ^a   Weschler, Charles J ^a,b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTERS;

BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE; DERMAL ABSORPTION; DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DIETHYL PHTHALATE; DIMETHYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALATE EXPOSURES; SKIN SURFACES; WIPE SAMPLINGS;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

2 PROPANOL; DI(ISOBUTYL) PHTHALATE; DI(N BUTYL) PHTHALATE; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; SKIN LIPID; SOAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABSORPTION; LIPID; PHTHALATE; SAMPLING; SKIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; BODY SURFACE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREHEAD; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; PRODUCT SAFETY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN SURFACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMIS; DIET; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; MALE; PERMEABILITY; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SKIN ABSORPTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903750500     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es501700u     Document Type: Article

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