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. 2020 Jun 15;17:27. doi: 10.1186/s12989-020-00355-1

Table 3.

Estimations of deposited concentrations of PM1, TSP and LDSA in the in vivo, OMICS-ALI and Tox-ALI exposures

Spruce Pine
parameter Unit device In vivo OMICS-ALI Tox-ALI In vivo OMICS-ALI Tox-ALI
Normal deposition Enhanced deposition Normal deposition Enhanced deposition
PM1 ng cm−2 ELPI 18.6 ± 22.0 380 ± 462 1480 ± 1800 470 ± 95.3 32.1 ± 26.4 590 ± 500 2300 ± 1950 690 ± 360
TSP ng cm− 2 TEOM 25.9 ± 34 570 ± 701 2220 ± 2730 660 ± 180 50.0 ± 39.0 950 ± 790 3710 ± 3080 1100 ± 640
LDSA 1x106μm2cm− 3 NSAM 73.0 ± 78 1.6 ± 1.7  6.2± 6.6 1.84 ± 0.41 110 ± 81.0 1.91 ± 1.38 7.4 ± 5.4 2.23 ± 0.01

PM1 Particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 1 μm, TSP total suspended particles, LDSA lung deposited surface area.

The values shown are calculated as averages from three test cycles ± standard deviations