Factors influencing dust retention in the pulmonary parenchyma.
Authors
Albert-RE; Lippmann-M
Source
Ann NY Acad Sci 1972 Dec; 200(1):37-45
Abstract
Some observations are presented suggesting that substantial individual differences exist in the effectiveness of particle deposition in the airways and consequently proportionate differences in the effective dose of inhaled coal dust that reaches the pulmonary parenchyma. The technique used to generate the aerosol involves the atomization of an aqueous colloid ferric oxide. Estimates are given of the range of alveolar deposition of coal and quartz dust by nose and mouth breathing.
Keywords
Lung-disorders; Respiratory-system-disorders; Dust-inhalation; Dust-control
Document Type
Journal Article
Identifying No.
Grant-Number-R01-OH-00318
Source Name
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 200, Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis
Performing Organization
New York University, New York, New York