Modeling clothing as a secondary source of exposure to SVOCs across indoor microenvironments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that clothing can influence human exposure to semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) through transdermal uptake and inhalation.

Objectives

The objectives of this study were [1] to investigate the potential for clothing to function as a transport vector and secondary source of gas-phase SVOCs across indoor microenvironments, [2] to elucidate how clothing storage, wear, and laundering can influence the dynamics of transdermal uptake, and [3] to assess the potential for multiple human occupants to influence the multimedia dynamics of SVOCs indoors.

Methods

A computational modeling framework (ABICAM) was expanded, applied, and evaluated by simulating and augmenting two "real-world" chamber experiments. A primary strength of this framework was

SUBMITTER: Kvasnicka J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11144090 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature