Analysis of finite dose dermal absorption data: Implications for dermal exposure assessment

Citation

Frasch HF, Dotson GS, Bunge AL, Chen C, Cherrie JW, Kasting GB, Kissel JC, Sahmel J, Semple S & Wilkinson S (2014) Analysis of finite dose dermal absorption data: Implications for dermal exposure assessment. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 24 (1), pp. 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1038/jes.2013.23

Abstract
A common dermal exposure assessment strategy estimates the systemic uptake of chemical in contact with skin using the fixed fractional absorption approach: the dermal absorbed dose is estimated as the product of exposure and the fraction of applied chemical that is absorbed, assumed constant for a given chemical. Despite the prominence of this approach there is little guidance regarding the evaluation of experiments from which fractional absorption data are measured. An analysis of these experiments is presented herein, and limitations to the fixed fractional absorption approach are discussed. The analysis provides a set of simple algebraic expressions that may be used in the evaluation of finite dose dermal absorption experiments, affording a more data-driven approach to dermal exposure assessment. Case studies are presented that demonstrate the application of these tools to the assessment of dermal absorption data.

Keywords
Risk assessment; skin absorption; percent absorption; fractional absorption; dermal load; maximum flux; evaporation;

Journal
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology: Volume 24, Issue 1

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