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SVOC exposure indoors: fresh look at dermal pathways.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22313149     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Human exposure to indoor pollutants can occur through dietary and nondietary ingestion, inhalation, and dermal absorption. Many factors influence the relative importance of these pathways, including physical and chemical properties of the pollutants. This paper argues that exposure to indoor semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) through the dermal pathway has often been underestimated. Transdermal permeation of SVOCs can be substantially greater than is commonly assumed. Transport of SVOCs from the air to and through the skin is typically not taken into account in exposure assessments. Yet, for certain SVOCs, intake through skin is estimated to be substantially larger than intake through inhalation. Exposure scientists, risk assessors, and public health officials should be mindful of the dermal pathway when estimating exposures to indoor SVOCs. Also, they should recognize that health consequences vary with exposure pathway. For example, an SVOC that enters the blood through the skin does not encounter the same detoxifying enzymes that an ingested SVOC would experience in the stomach, intestines, and liver before it enters the blood.
Authors:
C J Weschler; W W Nazaroff
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2012-03-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Indoor air     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1600-0668     ISO Abbreviation:  Indoor Air     Publication Date:  2012 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-09-11     Completed Date:  2013-02-07     Revised Date:  2013-05-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9423515     Medline TA:  Indoor Air     Country:  Denmark    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  356-77     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
Affiliation:
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA. weschlch@umdnj.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Air Pollutants / analysis*,  pharmacokinetics
Air Pollution, Indoor / analysis*
Humans
Organic Chemicals / analysis*,  pharmacokinetics
Skin / drug effects*,  metabolism*
Skin Absorption*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Air Pollutants; 0/Organic Chemicals

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