Lack of respiratory and ocular effects following acute propylene glycol exposure in healthy humans

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 124-132

  Dalton, Pamela ^a   Soreth, Brianna ^a   Maute, Christopher ^a   Novaleski, Carolyn ^a   Banton, Marcy ^b  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^b LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

1,2 propanediol; aerosol; ocular irritation; Propylene glycol; respiratory irritation

Indexed keywords

PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SOLVENT;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; DRY NOSE; DRY THROAT; EXERCISE; EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; EYE TOXICITY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; GAS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SIMULATION; SPIROMETRY; XEROSTOMIA; BLINKING; DRUG EFFECT; EYE; LUNG;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; BLINKING; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MALE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SOLVENTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 85047152776     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2018.1470207     Document Type: Article

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