The capability of benzophenone-3 (BP-3) to absorb and dissipate ultraviolet radiation
facilitates its use as a sunscreen agent. BP-3 has other uses in many consumer products (e.g., as fragrance and flavor enhancer, photoinitiator, ultraviolet curing agent, polymerization inhibitor). The researchers wanted to assess exposure to BP-3 in a representative sample of the U.S. general population ? 6 years of age.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/concentrations-sunscreen-agent-benzophenone-3-residents-united-states
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/xiaoyun-ye
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/john-reidy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/larry-l-needham
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/radiation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/acute-toxicity
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxicity-studies
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
