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In Vivo Study No: 282

METHODS

ChemicalMembraneConcentration mg/mlConcentration mg/mlloading (mg/cm2)SpeciesSiteArea (cm2)Occluded?Exposure Time (h)Analytical Method
PentachlorophenolNot Given 0.0008AcetoneMonkeyAbdomen12224Radiolabelled (14C)

RESULTS

Length of Study (h)% Recovery+/-Dose remaining on surface (mg)% remaining on SurfaceDose remaining in stratum corneum (mg)% remaining in stratum corneumDose remaining in the viable skin% remaining in the viable skinAmount Absorbed (mg)% Absorbed+/-% Absorbed
336  0.00537659.6    0.002829.25.829.2
Maximal Flux (mcrg/cm2/h)Average Flux (mcrg/cm2/h)+/-Time Plasma/Blood Levels Peaked (h)Peak Blood Concentration (mg/l)nkp (cm/h)Lag Time (h)
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NOTES

% absorption was obtained from finding the amount excreted in the urine and correcting it for incomplete excretion by comparison with the amount excreted after an intravenous dose.

REFERENCE

Percutaneous Absorption Of Pentachlorophenol From Soil (1993) Fundam. Appl. Toxicol., 20 :68-71