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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 458, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131917
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Human skin; Dermal uptake; Volatile organic compounds; Semi-volatile organic compounds; Exposure
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This study develops a two-layer analytical model to characterize the VOC/SVOC dermal uptake process, and extends it to predict VOC emissions from two-layer building materials or furniture. The key transport parameters of chemicals in every skin or material layer are determined via a hybrid optimization method using data from experiments and literature. The association between the absorption amount of studied chemicals into blood and age is preliminarily investigated, and dermal uptake is found to contribute significantly to the total exposure of examined SVOCs.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are ubiquitous in indoor environment. They can emit from source into air, and subsequently penetrate human skin into blood through dermal uptake, causing adverse health effects. This study develops a two-layer analytical model to characterize the VOC/SVOC dermal uptake process, which is then extended to predict VOC emissions from two-layer building materials or furniture. Based on the model, the key transport parameters of chemicals in every skin or material layer are determined via a hybrid optimization method using data from experiments and literature. The measured key parameters of SVOCs for dermal uptake are more accurate than those from previous studies using empirical correlations. Moreover, the association between the absorption amount of studied chemicals into blood and age is preliminarily investigated. Further exposure analysis reveals that the contribution of dermal uptake to the total exposure can be comparable with that of inhalation for the examined SVOCs. This study makes the first attempt to accurately determine the key parameters of chemicals in skin, which is demonstrated to be critical for health risk assessment.
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