人間の呼吸道におけるアンモニア:インスパイアされた酸硫酸エアロゾールの中和
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Fast and Accurate Exhaled Breath Ammonia Measurement
Published on: June 11, 2014
まとめ
人間における賞味期限のアンモニア濃度は,呼吸道セグメントによって異なるが,鼻よりも口の中で高い. インスパイアされた硫酸エアロゾールは,アンモニア塩であり,アンモニアと硫酸のモラ比率が1以上または1に等しい.
科学分野:
- 環境衛生 環境衛生 環境衛生
- 人間の生理学 人間生理学
- エアロゾール科学は,
背景:
- 人間の呼吸中のアンモニア (NH3) の濃度は様々です.
- 空気路のセグメントは,切れたガス組成に影響を与えます.
- 硫酸エアロゾールは,関連する環境汚染物質です.
研究 の 目的:
- 人間における満期アンモニア濃度を制御する要因を調査する.
- インスピレーションを受けた亜微小硫黄酸エアロゾールの化学組成を特徴付けるために.
主な方法:
- 賞味期限が切れたアンモニアの濃度を,異なる呼吸道部位で測定する.
- 吸出直後にインスパイアされた亜微細硫酸エアロゾール組成物のサンプルと分析.
主要な成果:
- 賞味期限切れのアンモニア濃度は7~520μg/m3であった.
- アンモニアの濃度は,鼻と比べると,口内では高かった.
- インスパイアされた硫酸エアロゾール (600 ± 100 μg/m3) は,アンモニアム塩として識別されました.
- 硫酸とアンモニアの平均モール比率は≥1.
結論:
- 最後の気道セグメントは,有効期限が切れたアンモニア濃度に大きな影響を与えます.
- 賞味期限のアンモニア濃度は,口腔経路と鼻経路によって異なります.
- 吐いた空気中の亜微小硫黄酸エアロゾールは主にアンモニアム塩として存在します.
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