Dermal bioaccessibility and absorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor dust and its implication in risk assessment

Kesong LUO, Diya ZENG, Yuan KANG, Xunyang LIN, Na SUN, Cheng LI, Mengqi ZHU, Zhenwen CHEN, Yu Bon MAN, Hui LI

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Abstract

Numerous studies have focused on assessing the risk of human exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor dust via dermal contact. However, the dermal bioaccessibility and dermal absorption of PAHs in indoor dust have seldom been reported. In the present study, the effects of temperature, sweat ratio, solid-liquid ratio and incubation time on the dermal bioaccessibility of PAHs were examined. Naphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene and benzo[a]pyrenewere selected for examination in an absorption assay with keratinocyte cells. The results showed the release of PAHs from indoor dust fitted a first-order one-compartment model. Naphthalene had the highest rate of release, which was consistent with the bioaccessibility assay results. In addition, the absorption rate of naphthalene and phenanthrene by keratinocytes was higher than that of pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene, with the latter being of higher molecular weight. These results indicated that low molecular weight PAHs were much more easily absorbed via dermal contact than were high molecular weight PAHs. The dermal bioavailability of PAHs in indoor dust was estimated by multiplying the bioaccessibility of PAHs in indoor dust by the ratio of dermal absorption by skin cells, and ranged from 0.12 to 51.0%. These data will be useful in risk assessments. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Article number114829
JournalEnvironmental Pollution
Volume264
Early online dateMay 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2020

Citation

Luo, K., Zeng, D., Kang, Y., Lin, X., Sun, N., Li, C., . . . Li, H. (2020). Dermal bioaccessibility and absorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor dust and its implication in risk assessment. Environmental Pollution, 264. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114829

Keywords

  • Dermal bioaccessibility
  • PAHs
  • Dermal absorption
  • Risk assessment

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