Table 2

 Description of collected data with geometric means (GMs) and geometric standard deviations (GSDs) of measurements (μg/cm2) and DREAM estimates (DU)

Study/agentMethodBody partn*K†%>LODGM (GSD) measurements (μg/cm2)DREAM (DU)
*Number of measurements.
†Number of workers.
MWF, metal working fluids; OS, organic solvents; CP, cyclophosphamide; BZ, benzene; TL, toluene; DEGBE, di-ethyl-glycol-butyl-ether.
Skin layer
    1. MWFVITAEHands413285626 (6.2)10 (2.9)
Forearms413288576 (5.4)4 (5.2)
Head413232248 (2.6)5.10−1 (43.1)
    2. OSSurrogate skinHand (dominant)161088291 (5.8)6.10−1 (9.9)
Upper leg (right)271693525 (3.9)4.10−1 (17.6)
    3. CPRemovalHands4228383.10−5 (3.5)2.10−3 (3.4)
Head4127247.10−4 (1.9)2.10−4 (2.5)
    5. BZSurrogate skinWrist (dominant)4237642.10−1 (17.7)1.10−1 (9.1)
    6. TLSurrogate skinHand (dominant)127748314 (20.7)3.10−2 (75.5)
Clothing layer
    1. MWFSurrogate skinUpper arm5845221106 (2.0)5.10−2 (11.5)
Torso front58457936 (1.7)3.10−1 (28.7)
Torso back98111033 (2.3)1.10−2 (2.3)
Upper legs56447111024 (3.0)5 (9.3)
    2. OSSurrogate skin (weighing)Hands61331001469 (2.8)17 (1.4)
Upper leg (left)6233100475 (3.4)19 (1.4)
    3. CPSurrogate skinHands4228454.10−5 (8.9)3.10−2 (5.3)
Fore arms422855.10−5 (3.3)6.10−3 (5.5)
Upper arms129175.10−5 (1.8)2.10−3 (3.6)
Torso front131089.10−5 (1.8)5.10−3 (10.7)
Torso back1310159.10−5 (1.4)1.10−3 (3.2)
Upper legs11804.10−5 (1.0)1.10−3 (3.7)
Lower legs131007.10−5 (1.0)1.10−3 (3.2)
    4. DEGBESurrogate skinHands503610031 (37.3)4.10−1 (4.4)