Aerosol deposition and clearance in the nasal passage - A comparison of experimental measurements and the ICRP (1994) Respiratory Tract Model for 3 μm particles

J. R.H. Smith*, M. D. Dorrian, M. J. Youngman, M. R. Bailey, G. Etherington, A. L. Shutt

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S431-S432
JournalJournal of Aerosol Science
Volume28
Issue numberSUPPL. 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1997

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work is part-funded by the Commission of the European Communities under Contract No. F14P CT950026 "Inhalation of Radionuclides". REFERENCES Fry, F A, and Black, A. Regional depositiona nd clearanceo f particles in the human nose. Aerosol Science, 4 113-24 (1973). LippmaunM, . Deposition and clearance of inhaled particles in the human nose. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 79, 519-28 (1970). ICRP. Human RespiratoryT ract Model for RadiologicalP rotection. ICRP Publication 66. Annals of the 1CRP 24 (1-3), Elsevier ScienceL td., Oxford (1994). World Health Organisation. Use of ionizing radiation and radionuclides on human beings for medical research, training, and nonmedical purposes. A report of a WHO expert committee. Technical Report Series 611. World Health Organisation,G eneva. (1977) YoungmanM, . J. Production of polystyrenep articles for human nasal depositiona nd clearance studies. (Abstract) J. Aerosol Sci 28, 339 (1997) Smith, J R H, Dorrian, M-D, Youngrnan, M J, Bailey, M R, Etherington, G, and Shutt, A L. Design of a volunteer study to determinet he clearance of inhaled particles from the human nasal passage, Ann. occup. Hyg. 41 Sup. l (1997). Bailey, M R and James, A C. A proposed dosimetricm odel for large environmental aerosol particles. Biological implications of radionuclides released from nuclear industries, vol. 1 InternationalA tomic Energy Agency, Vienna (1977)

Keywords

  • Clearance
  • Deposition
  • Environmental exposure
  • ICRP Publication 66
  • Inhalation
  • Monodisperse particles
  • Nasal passage
  • Occupational exposure
  • Volunteer study

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