With respect to these toxicological issues, detailed data on
potential permethrin uptake from clothing seems to be a
prerequisite for accurate risk assessment. Recent biomonitoring
studies in soldiers showed, that a regular use of permethrin treated
battle dress uniforms (BDUs) is associated with increased internal
permethrin exposure of the wearers (Appel et al., 2008; Rossbach
et al., 2010; Kegel et al., 2014). However, little is known about other
fields of application, factors influencing uptake of permethrin from
treated clothing or the kinetics of permethrin uptake and
elimination. Thus, it was the objective of this study to examine
the time course of internal permethrin exposure in volunteers
during and after a single 8 h-use of permethrin treated protective
clothing for forestry works, taking into account climate conditions,
physical work load and the make of clothing as potential factors of
influence on permethrin uptake.