Table 9.

Task Group Lung Medel Parameter Values

70% OF TOTAL DEPOSITED

V

FRACTION OF INHALED PARTICLES DEPOSITED
IN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM VERSUS PARTICLE DIAMFTFER

99, 7%
Particle Size
AMAD
Micrometers

Fraction of Inhaled Quantity Retained
Nasopharyngeal
Tracheobronchial | Pulmonary
Region, Dy
Region, D,
Region, D

:05
wl
13
5
-O
10
-0

0.001
0.008
0.063
0.13
0.29
0.50
0.77

0.08
0,08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08

.59
250
36
31
.23
-17
-ll

¥

STOMACH
(LE HOUR TRANSIT)
100%

NA SOPHARYNX0.3%
TRACHEOBRONCHIAL (8 MINUTES)

BLOOD
(8 HOURS) [4

30% OF TOTAL DEPOSITED:

PULMONARY
LUNG

¥

SMALL INTESTINE
{4 HOURS TRANSIT)
(b)

SKELETON

29%

KIDNEYS

¢¥—

100%

k
a
b

0.01
0.01

0.50
0.50

0.01
0.40

0.10
0.90

0.01
0.46

c
d

0.01
0. 20

0.95
0.05

0.01
0.20

0.50
0.50

0.01
0.20

059

Translocation Class
W
b
b
T,.
fy
Ty

e
f
g
h

0.50
nea.
N.a.
0.50

0.80
n.a.
nN.a.
0.20

50
1
50
50

0.45
0.40
0.40
0.05

500
1
500
500

ec0e

oS

D

b
Tt,

i

0.50

1,00

50

1.00

1000

,@

Compartment

%

SS STS SS

f
90

f

UPPER LARGE
INTESTINE
{13 HOURS TRANSIT)

100%

URINE

¥.
LOWER LARGE
INTESTINE
(24 HOURS TRANSIT)

LIVER

2%

2%

1%|

*{NITIAL ALVEOLAR DEPOSITION

(a) Estimated From data of Task Group on Lung Dynamics (Morrow 1966).
(b) As amended by ICRP Publication 19

(1972)

D.W.Y. = Days, Weeks, Years
lec. = Clearance pathway (See Figure 4)

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THE SHORT-TERM FORM OF THE SDB MODEL

Biological half-time (days) for pathway k
= Fractton cleared by pathway k
668

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