Role of clothing in both accelerating and impeding dermal absorption of airborne SVOCs

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 113-118

  Morrison, Glenn C ^a   Weschler, Charles J ^b,c   Bekö, Gabriel ^c   Koch, Holger M ^d   Salthammer, Tunga ^e   Schripp, Tobias ^e   Toftum, Jørn ^c   Clausen, Geo ^c  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^e Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

Author keywords

biomonitoring; dermal exposure; emerging contaminants; exposure modeling; phthalates

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CLOTHING; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; URINE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CLOTHING; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84952636649     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2015.42     Document Type: Article

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