Table 4 Human upper airway dosages and penetration of nanoparticles from 5.52 to 98.2 nm with background concentration during 8 h in a day
Q (L/min) | Number (10 10 #) | Mass (μg) | Surface Area (10 −5 m 2 ) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | Laryngeal | Penetrate | Nasal | Laryngeal | Penetrate | Nasal | Laryngeal | Penetrate | |
10 | 0.55 | 0.29 | 4.07 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 1.89 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 7.83 |
12 | 0.63 | 0.34 | 4.92 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 2.28 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 9.42 |