Als primaire weg voor de opname van DCM bij de mens wordt inademing beschouwd (ATSDR, 2000 Toxicological Profiles for Methylene Chloride, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, GA, USA.).
La voie d'absorption principale du DCM par l'organisme humain est l'inhalation (ATSDR, 2000 Toxicological Profiles for Methylene Chloride (profils toxicologiques du dichlorométhane), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, GA, USA.).