Ingestion 04
Ingestion 04 : (a) Oral intake of chemicals. [AIHA, 2000: Risk Assessment Principles for the Industrial Hygienist]; (b) Swallowing (such as eating or drinking). Chemicals can get in or on food, drink, utensils, cigarettes, or hands where they can be ingested. After ingestion, chemicals can be absorbed into the blood and distributed throughout the body. [ATSDR, 1999: Online Glossary] [New York Department of Health, 1999: Glossary of Environmental Health Terms]; (c) Swallowing (such as eating or drinking). Chemicals can get into or onto food, drink, utensils, cigarettes, or hands where they can then be ingested. [ED, 2000: Environmental Scorecard Glossary]; (d) The intake of water or food particles by "swallowing" them, taking them into the body cavity or into a vacuole. Contrast with absorption. [UCMP, 1998: Glossary of Ecological Terms]; (e) Swallowing. One of the ways a toxic substance can enter the body. [University of Kentucky, 1999: Glossary of Safety Terms]
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