respirable dust

Mass fraction of dust (particles) that penetrates to the unciliated airways of the lung (the alveolar region): it is represented by a cummulative log-normal curve having a median aerodynamic diameter of 4.25 µm and a standard deviation of 1.5 (values for humans).



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Link database: HSE: MDHS10/2 Cadmium and inorganic compounds of cadmium