Skin absorption during bathing can rival or exceed the dose from drinking contaminated water

Evidence

Another expert, a toxicologist at the University of California at Berkeley, confirmed this finding. The toxicologist also told Schlichtmann about another important route of exposure—absorption through the skin. A new study in the American Journal of Public Health, explained the toxicologist, demonstrated that the amount of TCE absorbed during bathing, when warm water dilated the pores of the skin, equaled or surpassed the dose one would get from drinking contaminated water. Absorption occurred most readily where the skin was sensitive—the inner thighs, the underarms—and was further increased if one had a sunburn, a cut, or a rash. — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 1119

Categorization

• DEFINE: Explains dermal absorption and the physiological conditions — warm water, dilated pores, broken skin — that amplify it.
• XREF: connects to: Showering with volatile-contaminated water delivers far more toxin than drinking it — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 1118; Chronic childhood eczema may signal environmental chemical exposure rather than food allergy — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 140

Broader Connections

• Chronic childhood eczema may signal environmental chemical exposure rather than food allergy #corroborates (1.00) — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 140