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© 1983 Oxford University Press

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The Deposition of Hygroscopic Phosphoric Acid Aerosols in Ciliated Airways or Man

T.B. MARTONEN and M.L. CLARK

Inhalation Technology and Toxicology Section, Biology Department, Pacific Northwest Laboratory P.O. Box 999, Richland, WA 99352

The Deposition of Hygroscopic Phosphoric Acid Aerosols in Ciliated Airways of Man. Martonen, T.B. and Clark, M.L. (1983). Fundam. Appl. Toxicol. 3:10-15. The hygroscopic growth of phosphoric acid aerosol (Dc > 0.5 µm) within the human tracheobronchial tree is modeled to investigate changes in deposition characteristics when compared to nonhygroscopic aerosols of identical preinspired size. Phosphoric acid particles are assumed to grow in a stepwise fashion to 99% relative humidity (RH) within conducting airways of the lung, having initially reached equilibrium at 90% RH (T = 37°C) in the trachea. Deposition efficiencies for growth and no growth are calculated from theoretical equations for inertial impaction, sedimentation and diffusion. The results show that neglecting the growth of an inhaled phosphoric acid aerosol may result in underestimation of the total deliverable dose by a factor of as much as 600–700%. Significant differences in regional deposition sites for hygroscopic or nonhygroscopic aerosols are predicted. Increased deposition efficiencies imply that measured physical properties (respirable fraction, aerodynamic diameter) of aerosols alone are not sufficient to assess deposition characteristics within the lung; hygroscopic growth must also be considered.


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