Authors of posters 1.1 through 3.12 were asked to attend their posters to answer questions 1:00 -2:00 PM on Monday, September 9.  Authors of posters 3.13 through 5.3 were asked to attend their posters 1:00 - 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 10.  The posters were available for viewing throughout the conference.  Tables were available at each poster for the exchange of information (poster copies and business cards with requests).  Poster authors had an opportunity to sign up during registration for a time to make a 3-minute presentation (maximum of 3 overheads only) during one of the Introduction of Posters periods in the Plenary Sessions.

Poster Session 1:   Defining the Problem

1.1    Dermal Hazards in the Workplace: A Survey Assessment of Protection and Exposure, Timothy J. Buckley, PhD, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD and Daniel Anna, PhD, Millersville University, Department of Industry Technology, Millersville, PA, USA (Abstract)

1.2   Occupational Environment and Skin Diseases in Pesticide Exposed Subjects in Some Tea Farms in Vietnam, K Xuyen, PC Hoi* and PQ Trung*, National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health and *Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development, Hanoi, Vietnam (Abstract)

Poster Session 2:   Health Effects and Hazard Identification

2.1   Dermal Exposure to Powdered Solids and Aqueous Solutions: Are the Risks Different?, Annette L. Bunge and Eugene E. Ley, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA (Abstract)

2.2   A Mathematical Approach for Evaluating Dermal Exposure and Facilitating Assignment of Skin Notations, Chen-Peng Chen, Mark F. Boeniger and Heinz W. Ahlers, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH, USA(Abstract)

2.3   Use of Real-Time Breath Analysis and PBPK Modeling to Evaluate Dermal Absorption of Aqueous Toluene in Human Volunteers, Karla D. Thrall, Karl K. Weitz and Angela D. Woodstock, Battelle Pacific Northwest Division, Richland, WA, USA (Abstract)

2.4   Molecular Changes in Skin Following Acute Dermal Exposures to Irritating Chemicals, James N. McDougal, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA (Corresponding Author)
Carol M. Garrett, Operational Toxicology (AFRL/HEST), Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA
James V. Rogers, Operational Toxicology (AFRL/HEST), Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA (Abstract)

2.5   Dermal Absorption of Vapours: Comparison of In Vivo and In Vitro Data, Kate Jones, Ian Dick, John Cocker and Martin Roff, Health Safety Laboratory, Sheffield, UK (Abstract)

2.6    Factors Affecting Dermal Absorption of Vapours, Kate Jones, John Cocker, Lisa Dodd, Isla Fraser* and Martin Roff, Health Safety Laboratory, Sheffield and *Health and Safety Executive, Liverpool, UK (Abstract)

2.7    Active Ingredients in Sunscreens Act as Topical Penetration Enhancers
for the Herbicide 2,4D, Adam R. Pont, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE and Anna R. Charron and Rhonda M. Brand, Evanston Northwestern Hospital, Evanston, IL, USA (Abstract)

2.8    Dry Trimellitic Anhydride (TMA) Powder Dermal Sensitization Induces Specific IgE and Airway Responses Following Challenge in Brown Norway Rats, Xing-Dong Zhang, Jeff S. Fedan, Daniel M. Lewis and Paul D. Siegel, National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA (Abstract)

2.9    Biologically-Based Environmental Exposure Levels (BEELs): The Case for 4,4'-Methylene Dianiline (MDA), Shane S. Que Hee, Department of Environmental Health Sciences and the UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Abstract)

2.10   One NIOSH Approach to Estimating Dermal Absorption, H. Fred Frasch, PhD and Ana M. Barbero, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA (Abstract)

2.11   Development of New QSAR Approaches in Occupational Contact Dermatitis, Adam Fedorowicz(1), Hamed Afshari(1,2), Lingyi Zheng(2), Harshinder Singh(1,2) and Eugene Demchuk(1,2), (1)National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and (2)West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA (Abstract)

2.12    Determination of Caffeine and Its Metabolites in Human Skin Homogenate by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, Lun-Yi Zang, Jean I. DeHaven and Sidney C. Soderholm, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA (Abstract)

2.13    Percutaneous Absorption of Neat and Water Solutions of 2-Butoxyethanol in Man, S.Kezic, N. Mohammadi, I. Jakasa, J. Kruse, A.C. Monster and M. Verberk, Coronel Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Abstract)

Poster Session 3:  Measuring and Predicting Exposures

3.1   Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) Analysis of 1-Bromopropane Mercapturic Acid Metabolites in Urine, Kenneth L. Cheever, Kate L. Marlow, Derek Stinson, Alex W. Teass and D. Gayle DeBord, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Abstract)

3.2   Development of a Procedure for the Quantification of the Biomarker (2-Methoxyethoxy)Acetic Acid in Human Urine, Clayton B'Hymer, Mary Ann Butler and Kenneth L. Cheever, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Abstract)

3.3   Worker Exposure Scenarios and Modelling for Biocidal Products, Joop J. van Hemmen, TNO Chemistry, Delft, The Netherlands (Abstract)

3.4    Risk Assessment of Dermal Exposure to Industrial Chemicals, Joop J. van
Hemmen, TNO Chemistry, Delft, The Netherlands (Abstract)

3.5    Improved Method to Measure Alkoxyacetic Acid in Urine: A Solid Phase
Extraction -Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry Method for 2-Butoxyacetic Acid, Kenneth K. Brown, Kenneth L. Cheever, Mary Ann Butler, Peter B. Shaw and Jeffery L. McLaurin, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Abstract)

3.6   Measurement of Dermal Exposure to Epoxy Components, Roger Lindahl,
Anders Östin, Leif Wiklund, Kĺre Eriksson* and Jan-Olof Levin, National Institute for Working Life, SE-907 13 Umeĺ, Sweden and *University Hospital of Northern Sweden, Umeĺ, Sweden (Abstract)

3.7   Assessment of Skin Exposure to Permanent Hair Dyes, Marie-Louise Lind, Birgitta Meding, Jan Sollenberg, Jouni Surakka and Anders Boman*, Occupational Dermatology, National Institute for Working Life, Stockholm, Sweden and *Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden (Abstract)

3.8   Sampling Efficiency of Cotton Gloves When Used for Dermal Exposure Measurements, Martin Roff and Lisa Griffiths, Health and Safety Laboratory, Sheffield, UK (Abstract)

3.9   Mathematical Model for the Disposition of Volatile Compounds on Skin Following Topical Application, Penpan Saiyasombati and Gerald B. Kasting, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Abstract)

3.10    Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Isocyanate Contamination of Workplace Surfaces, Roy J. Rando, ScD, Rachele A. Gibson, MSPH, Zachariah Fridge, Cheol Kwon and Jody Kliebert, Tulane University School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, USA (Abstract)

3.11   Determination of Keratin Protein in a Tape-Stripped Skin Sample from
Jet Fuel Exposed Skin: Standardization of the Tape-Stripping Method, Yi-Chun Evelyn Chao and Leena A. Nylander-French, University of North Carolina, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA (Abstract)

3.12   Dermal Exposure Model for Jet Fuel Exposure Using Tape-Stripping Method, Yi-Chun Evelyn Chao and Leena A. Nylander-French, University of North Carolina, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA (Abstract)

3.13   Estimating Dermal Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Water and Soil, Michael Dellarco, National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA (Abstract)

3.14   Dermal Exposures to Particles from Smooth and Carpeted Surfaces,Charles Rodes, Jonathan Thornburg and Peter Ashley* , Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC and *US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Washington, DC, USA (Abstract)

3.15   Development of an Analytical Method to Quantify Dermal Exposure to Hexamethylene Diisocyanate, Chris B. Trent, Leena A. Nylander-French, Louise M. Ball, Avram Gold and Hasan Koc, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Chapel Hill, NC, USA (Abstract)

3.16    Wipe Sampling to Assess Pesticide Exposures on Skin: Preliminary Method Evaluation, Mark F. Boeniger, Marcia Nishioka*, Tania Carreon and Wayne Sanderson, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH and *Battelle, Columbus, OH, USA (Abstract)

3.17    Comparison of Three Methods for Determining Removal of Stratum Corneum Using Adhesive Tape Strips, Mark F. Boeniger, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH and Leena Nylander-French, University of North Carolina, Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA (Abstract)

Poster Session 4:  Controlling Exposures and Prevention

4.1   Problems and Solutions in Practical Dermal Exposure Risk Assessment, Christopher L. Packham, Enviroderm Services, Evesham, U.K. (Abstract)

4.2   Investigating a Suspected Case of Occupational Skin Disease, Christopher L. Packham, Enviroderm Services, Evesham, U.K.(Abstract)

4.3   Measurement of Dermal Exposure - So What?, Christopher L. Packham, Enviroderm Services, Evesham, U.K. (Abstract)

4.4   Use of Bioengineering Techniques for Skin Health Surveillance, Helen E. Packham, Enviroderm Services, Evesham, U.K. (Abstract)

4.5   Development of Colorimetric Indicators: A New Technique to Determine Glutaraldehyde and Alkaline Glutaraldehyde Contamination, Evanly Vo, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA (Abstract)

4.6   Validation Testing of a Solvent Breakthrough Indicator for Use with Chemical Protective Gloves, Thomas D. Klingner, Colormetric Laboratories, Inc., Des Plaines, IL, USA (Abstract)

4.7   Evaluation of High Molecular Weight Solvents for Decontamination of Chemical Protective Gloves, Thomas D. Klingner, Colormetric Laboratories, Inc., Des Plaines, IL, USA (Abstract)

4.8    Hand Contamination and Protection During Dental Work, Anders Boman, G Sandborgh-Englund*, E Röndell, H Andreasson**, S Johnsson and C Lidén, Dept of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm; *Dept of Odontology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm and **Dept of Prosthetic Dentistry/Dental Materials Science, Faculty of Odontology, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden (Abstract)

4.9    The Routes and Consequences of Internal Contamination of Gloves, Beth Rawson, James Wheeler*, Martin Roff and John Cocker, Health and Safety Laboratory, Sheffield and *Health and Safety Executive, Bootle, Liverpool, U.K. (Abstract)

4.10    A Comprehensive Approach of a Hand Regimen System in Oil Production and Refinery Facilities, Brian Hammond, José Henriques da Silva Tavares*, Elenor Fendler and Alberto de Abreu Sodré, GOJO Industries, Akron, OH, USA and *Petrobras, Macaé, Brazil (Abstract)

4.11    The Impact of a Skin Care Program in a Fiberglass Facility Utilizing Bioengineering Techniques, Brian Hammond, and Eleanor Fendler, PhD., GOJO Industries, Akron, OH, USA (Abstract)

4.12    Thermal Desorption of Solvents Using a Passive Dermal Dosimeter, Linda S. Coyne, SKC Inc., Eighty Four, PA and Tom Klingner, CLI Laboratories, Des Plaines, IL, USA (Abstract)

4.13    Effect of Cycles of Contamination and Decontamination on Chemical Glove Performance, Nadia S. El-Ayouby, MS, Pengfei Gao, PhD, James T. Wassell, PhD* and Rotha C. Hall*, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory and *Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA (Abstract)

4.14   An Evaluation of Dermal Exposures from an Engineering Perspective, Duane Hammond and R. Leroy Mickelsen, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Abstract)

4.15    Investigation of the Compatibility of a Skin Protection Gel and Natural Rubber Gloves, Annette zur Muehlen, Andreas Klotz and Brigitte Thoerner, Stockhausen, Krefeld, Germany (Abstract)

4.16   Diphoterine(R) and Hexafluorine(R): New Active Skin/Eye Decontamination Compounds, Alan H. Hall, TTUHSC-El Paso and Toxicology Consulting and Medical Translating Services, Inc., El Paso, TX, USA and Joel Blomet and Laurence Mathieu, Laboratoire Prevor, Valmondois, France (Abstract)

4.17    Development of a Glove End of Service Life Indicator (ESLI) for Weak Organic and Inorganic Acids, Evanly Vo, Tom Klingner*, Zhenzhen Zhuang, National Personal Protetive Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA and *Colormetric Laboratories, Inc., Des Plaines, IL, USA (Abstract)

Poster Session 5:   Developing Policy and Communicating Effectively

5.1   Prevention of Nickel Allergy - The EU Nickel Directive and European Standards, Carola Lidén, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Stockholm County Council and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Abstract)

5.2    Methods for Analysis of Allergens - A European Standardisation Project, Carola Lidén, Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Stockholm County Council and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Magnus Bruze and Birgitta Gruvberger, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; Roger Hooper, NiDI, UK; and Ann-Therese Karlberg, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden (Abstract)

5.3    NORA Dermal Exposure Research Program (DERP), Sidney C. Soderholm, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA (Abstract)

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