Human dermal absorption of chlorinated organophosphate flame retardants; implications for human exposure

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 291, Issue , 2016, Pages 28-37

  Abou Elwafa Abdallah, Mohamed ^a,b   Pawar, Gopal ^a   Harrad, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Assiut   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dermal absorption; EPISKIN; Human exposure; Organophosphate flame retardants; PFRs

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; POLYSORBATE 80; TRIS 1,3 DICHLOROPROPYLPHOSPHATE; TRIS 2 CHLOROETHYLPHOSPHATE; TRIS(1 CHLORO 2 PROPYL)PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; TODDLER; UNITED KINGDOM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DRUG EFFECTS; HALOGENATION; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 84951093729     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2015.12.004     Document Type: Article

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