Elsevier, Chemosphere, 7(87), p. 825-827
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.12.077
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The antibacterial triclocarban (TCC) concentrates in the cellular fraction of blood. Consequently, plasma levels are at least two-fold lower than the TCC amount present in blood. Utilizing whole blood sampling, a low but significant absorption of TCC from soap during showering is demonstrated for a small group of human subjects.