Developing probability distributions for transfer efficiencies for dermal exposure.

ABSTRACT: Many dermal exposure models use stochastic techniques to sample parameter distributions derived from experimental data to more accurately represent variability and uncertainty. Transfer efficiencies represent the fraction of a surface contaminant transferred from the surface to the skin during a contact event. Although an important parameter for assessing dermal exposure, examination of the literature confirms that no single study is large enough to provide a basis for a transfer efficiency distribution for use in stochastic dermal exposure models. It is therefore necessary to combine data sets from multiple studies to achieve the largest data set possible for distribution analysis. A literature review was conducted to identify publications reporting transfer efficiencies. Data sets were c

SUBMITTER: Beamer P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5764091 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature