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EC number: 942-854-5 | CAS number: -
Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
Description of key information
Inhalable fraction
Additional information
Granulometry is of considerable importance for the toxic properties of a substance as it influences aspects such as the route of exposure of humans and toxicity by inhalation; the choice of route of administration for animal testing; the efficiency of uptake in an organism and the distribution in the environment.
For this purpose fractions can be divided in:
•Inhalable fraction (the mass fraction of particles that can be inhaled by nose and mouth. Particles >100 μm are not included in the inhalable convention;
•Thoracic fraction (the mass fraction of the inhaled particles that passes the larynx). The convention for thoracic fraction sets that 50% of the particles in air with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm belong to the thoracic fraction;
•Respirable fraction (the mass fraction of the inhaled particles that reaches the alveoli) The convention for respirable fraction sets that 50% of particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 4 μm belong to the respirable fraction.
The tested substance presented a granulometry of 16.891 µm (D50 after 2 minutes of ultrasonic) that can be considered as inhalable fraction.
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