Dermal Exposure Assessment: A Summary of Approaches

Research focus: Environmental dermal exposure pathways and risk assessment
Original source: https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=P100E31R.TXT

Why it matters

An EPA overview of assessing dermal exposure to contaminated surfaces, soil, sediment, liquids, and water.

Key points

Environmental dermal exposure is a recognized route of contact with contaminants.
Risk assessment needs to distinguish contact dose from absorbed dose.
Soil contact is therefore relevant to exposure science, but the relevant concern is often contaminant uptake rather than nutritional mineral absorption.

Scope note: This is a research brief, not medical advice. It does not establish that soil minerals are nutritionally absorbed through intact skin.

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