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Solvents and the skin.

Rowse DH, Emmett EA

University of Pennsylvania Health System, Silverstein Pavilion, Ground Floor, 3400 Spruce Street, 4 Philadelphia, PA 19104-4238, USA. debra.rowse@uphs.upenn.edu

In this paper, we examine how skin structure affects the ability of solvents to irritate and permeate the skin; the patterns of cutaneous injury caused by solvents; the effects of specific solvents on the skin; and the potential for systemic toxicity from dermal absorption.

Published 6 October 2004 in Clin Occup Environ Med, 4(4): 657-730, vi.
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