Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access originally published online on July 13, 2006
Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2006 50(6):638-639; doi:10.1093/annhyg/mel037
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Dermal Absorption of Chlorpyrifos
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Geer et al. (2004) provided an interesting comparison between passive dosimetry measures and biomonitoring for chlorpyrifos (CP) exposure in pesticide workers. However, they made a questionable assumption of a 3% dermal absorption factor (DAF) for CP, stating: [The] study by Nolan et al. (1984), supports the use of a 3% DAF, the Environmental Protection
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