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Characterization, Quantification and Compound-specific Isotopic Analysis of Pyrogenic Carbon Using Benzene Polycarboxylic Acids (BPCA)
Published on: May 16, 2016
Determination of dose coefficients and urinary excretion function for inhalation of carbon-14-labelled benzene
1VKTA/Nuclear Engineering and Analytics Rossendorf Inc., Postfach 510119, D-01314 Dresden, Germany. Andreas.Krins@vkta.de
Abstract:
Based on existing pharmacokinetic models for benzene, the distribution and retention of activity after inhalation of 14C-labelled benzene in humans were studied. Six different benzene concentrations from 0.1 to 10,000 ppm (corresponding to activity concentrations between 9.6 x 10(6) and 9.6 x 10(11) Bq m(-3)) and five exposure times from 0.1 to 1000 min were considered. The cumulated activities in the different organs and tissues and the urinary excretion rates were observed to depend non-linearly on the activity intake. The fraction of activity removed via urine varies between 52 and 10% of the intake. Nevertheless, for times that are long compared to the exposure duration the urinary excretion rate is determined by the activity clearance from adipose tissue and thus decreases at a constant rate. This decrease is common for all exposure conditions examined and thus allowed determining a mean urinary excretion rate and corresponding dose coefficients for committed equivalent doses as well as for the effective dose. The uncertainty of the dose coefficients is estimated to be about 50% for the exposure range covered. A 14-day interval for the incorporation monitoring by urine activity counting seems to be reasonable.
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