Open AccessTransdermal Uptake of Diethyl Phthalate and Di( n -butyl) Phthalate Directly from Air: Experimental Verification
Author(s) -
Charles J. Weschler,
Gabriel Bekö,
Holger M. Koch,
Tunga Salthammer,
Tobias Schripp,
Jørn Toftum,
Geo Clausen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1409151
Subject(s) - diethyl phthalate , phthalate , chemistry , dimethyl phthalate , inhalation , absorption (acoustics) , inhalation exposure , room air distribution , indoor air , environmental chemistry , chromatography , toxicology , toxicity , organic chemistry , environmental engineering , anesthesia , medicine , materials science , environmental science , meteorology , physics , composite material , biology
Fundamental considerations indicate that, for certain phthalate esters, dermal absorption from air is an uptake pathway that is comparable to or greater than inhalation. Yet this pathway has not been experimentally evaluated and has been largely overlooked when assessing uptake of phthalate esters.
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