RT Book, Section A1 Bruckner, James V. A1 Anand, S. Satheesh A1 Warren, D. Alan A2 Klaassen, Curtis D. A2 Watkins, John B. SR Print(0) ID 1178016656 T1 Toxic Effects of Solvents and Vapors T2 Casarett & Doull’s Essentials of Toxicology, 4e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260452297 LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1178016656 RD 2024/03/29 AB KEY POINTSThe term solvent refers to a class of liquid organic chemicals of variable lipophilicity and volatility, small molecular size, and lack of charge.Absorption of inhaled volatile organic compounds occurs in the alveoli, with almost instantaneous equilibration with blood in the pulmonary capillaries.Solvents are readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and across the skin.Most solvents produce some degree of CNS depression.