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Comparative Study
. 1985;57(1):71-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF00383547.

Evaluation of low exposure to styrene. II. Dermal absorption of styrene vapours in humans under experimental conditions

H Wieczorek
Comparative Study

Evaluation of low exposure to styrene. II. Dermal absorption of styrene vapours in humans under experimental conditions

H Wieczorek. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 1985.

Abstract

Four volunteers were exposed dermally to styrene vapours within the concentration range of 1300 to 3200 mg/m3. The increase in the levels of mandelic and phenylglyoxylic acids in urine after exposure was strongly noticeable. The dermal vapour absorption coefficient (alpha) was calculated: for styrene it was ca. 0.022 m3/h. It was calculated that the dermal absorption of the styrene vapours contributed about 5% to the amount absorbed in the respiratory tract under the same conditions.

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