Dermally adhered soil: 1. Amount and particle-size distribution

Choate, LM; Ranville, JF; Bunge, AL; Macalady, DL

HERO ID

1060892

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2006

Language

English

PMID

17069179

HERO ID 1060892
In Press No
Year 2006
Title Dermally adhered soil: 1. Amount and particle-size distribution
Authors Choate, LM; Ranville, JF; Bunge, AL; Macalady, DL
Journal Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Volume 2
Issue 4
Page Numbers 375-384
Abstract The risk associated with the dermal absorption of chemicals from contaminated soil is, in part, a function of particle size distribution, as determined by either dry or wet sieving techniques. For the soils tested, the adhered soil fractions were shown to be independent of organic matter content and soil origin. Soil moisture content becomes a factor only for very moist soils. Results show that the adhered fractions of dry or moderately moist soils with wide distributions of particle sizes generally consist of particles of diameters <63 microm. Consequently, dermal absorption experiments using larger size fractions may be of limited relevance to actual situations of soil exposure.
Doi 10.1002/ieam.5630020409
Pmid 17069179
Wosid WOS:000209712500009
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