Uptake and elimination of permethrin related to the use of permethrin treated clothing for forestry workers

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-153

  Rossbach, Bernd ^a   Niemietz, Adrian ^a   Kegel, Peter ^a   Letzel, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Exposure assessment; Forestry works; Impregnated clothing; Permethrin; Ticks

Indexed keywords

3 ( 2,2 DICHLORVINYL) 2,2 DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPANCARBOXY ACID; 3 PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3-(2,2-DICHLOROVINYL)-2,2-DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPANE CARBOXYLIC ACID; 3-PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG UPTAKE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FORESTRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; METABOLITE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SIMULATION; SKIN; SKIN FUNCTION; URINALYSIS; WORKLOAD; ADULT; CLOTHING; METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE; TIME; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

IXODIDA;

ADULT; BENZOATES; CLOTHING; FORESTRY; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHRINS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921377950     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.10.017     Document Type: Article

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