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. 2012 Jan 3;9(1):73–96. doi: 10.3390/ijerph9010073

Table 3.

PBPK parameters used for the child-specific model estimated using each child’s age, height and weight. Tissue: Blood partition coefficient only shown for chlorpyrifos as an example.

Parameter Compartment/Chemical Range Mean Median
Compartment Volume (m3) Blood 0.0006–0.0012 0.0009 0.0008
Brain 0.0006–0.0010 0.0008 0.0008
Slowly Perfused 0.0017–0.0031 0.0024 0.0022
Richly Perfused 0.00040–0.00078 0.00057 0.00055
Fat 0.0023–0.0084 0.0048 0.0049
Liver 0.00022–0.00044 0.00032 0.00032
Kidneys 0.00004–0.00008 0.00006 0.00006
Alveolar Air 0.00037–0.00088 0.00060 0.00055
Perfusion Rate (m3/h) Brain 0.020–0.031 0.026 0.025
Slowly Perfused 0.007–0.013 0.010 0.009
Richly Perfused 0.009–0.017 0.013 0.013
Fat 0.004–0.015 0.009 0.009
Liver 0.013–0.026 0.019 0.019
Kidneys 0.008–0.016 0.011 0.012
Cardiac Output (m3/h) 0.062–0.119 0.087 0.087
Ventilation Rate (m3/h) 0.14–0.25 0.20 0.22
Renal Clearance (m3/h) Chlorpyrifos 0.00038–0.00053 0.00046 0.00044
Chlorpyrifos Oxon 0.00027–0.00038 0.00032 0.00031
Diazinon 0.0028–0.0040 0.0034 0.0033
Diazinon Oxon 0.000001–0.00107 0.00005 0.000001
DETP 0.0033–0.0047 0.004 0.0038
DEP 0.017–0.024 0.021 0.020
Creatinine Excretion (mol/h) 0.00003–0.00007 0.00005 0.00004
Tissue:Blood Partition Coefficient Blood 2.09–2.10 × 106 2.09 × 106 2.09 × 106
Brain 4.2–5.1 4.6 4.5
Slowly Perfused 3.3–3.5 3.4 3.4
Richly Perfused 3.3–3.5 3.4 3.4
Fat 86.4–112.3 102.5 108.7
Liver 5.1–5.6 5.4 5.3
Kidneys 4.1–4.5 4.3 4.3
Maximum Velocity Vmax (mol/h) Chlorpyrifos → Chlorpyrifos Oxon 0.00009–0.00018 0.00013 0.00013
Chlorpyrifos → DETP 0.00017–0.00033 0.00024 0.00024
Chlorpyrifos Oxon → DEP 0.006–0.0117 0.0086 0.0087
Diazinon → Diazinon Oxon 0.0002–0.00039 0.00028 0.00029
Diazinon → DETP 0.00031–0.0006 0.00044 0.00044
Diazinon Oxon → DEP 0.19–0.35 0.27 0.27
First Order Metabolism (mol/h) DETP 0.5–0.98 0.72 0.73
DEP 0.23–0.44 0.32 0.33
Protein Binding (fraction bound) Chlorpyrifos 0.962–0.963 0.962 0.962
Chlorpyrifos Oxon 0.974–0.976 0.975 0.975
Diazinon 0.937–0.939 0.938 0.937
Diazinon Oxon 0.863–0.868 0.865 0.864
DETP 0.912–0.915 0.913 0.913
DEP 0.079–0.083 0.081 0.08
Hand Surface Area (m2) 0.01–0.018 0.014 0.013