In vivo percutaneous absorption and decontamination of pesticides in humans

Regulators today face complex problems in assessing the health hazards associated with the use of pesticides. Pesticide exposure occurs at manufacturing, application, work area, and consumption situations, and in the air, water, and soil of our daily lives. The skin is the largest organ of the body...

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Published inJournal of toxicology and environmental health Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 25
Main Authors Wester, R.C, Maibach, H.I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1985
Subjects
ABSORCION
ABSORPTION
Animals
CUEROS Y PIELES
CUIRS ET PEAUX
Decontamination - methods
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
GENERO HUMANO
GENRE HUMAIN
Guinea Pigs
Hand Disinfection
HIDES AND SKINS
HIGIENE
Humans
HYGIENE
In Vitro Techniques
MANKIND
Mice
PESTICIDE
PESTICIDES
Pesticides - metabolism
PLAGUICIDAS
Rabbits
Rats
Skin - metabolism
Skin Absorption
Swine
Time Factors
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Summary:Regulators today face complex problems in assessing the health hazards associated with the use of pesticides. Pesticide exposure occurs at manufacturing, application, work area, and consumption situations, and in the air, water, and soil of our daily lives. The skin is the largest organ of the body and thus has become a major environmental port for pesticides to enter the body. In this paper, we review the principles of percutaneous absorption--the rate and extent that chemicals enter the body through the skin--using data currently available for pesticides.
Bibliography:H01
8705142
ISSN:0098-4108
1087-2620
DOI:10.1080/15287398509530716