Question

Howard is working with a cleaning solution that contains sodium hydroxide. Although he is using gloves, when he pours a solution to dilute it from cleaning use, his pills a bit on his arm. His arm feels slimy to touch and that has a burn mark what is the chemical route of entry?

Answer 1

Answer:

The route of entry is absorption.

Explanation:

Hazardous chemicals can enter the body of a person by processes such as inhalation, absorption, ingestion and injection.

If a hazardous chemical, such as sodium hydroxide, enters the body of a researcher through the eyes or through contact with the skin, then such a method of the entrance is termed as absorption. The epidermis and dermis layer of the skin can absorb various chemicals which will then be transferred into the bloodstream.