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. 2021 May 29;17(1):29–34. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000578

TABLE 3.

Organic Compounds in Smoke From Models Produced by Using Electrocautery (Cutting Mode, 30 W)

Exposure Limits
(TWA, STEL), ppm
Organic Compounds Concentration, ppm (v/v)
2-cm Distance 30-cm Distance
KM PVA Gel Porcine Muscle Porcine Liver KM PVA Gel Porcine Muscle Porcine Liver
Acrolein REL (0.1, 0.3) <50 7000 200 <50 <50 n.d. n.d. n.d.
PEL (0.1, —)
Acetaldehyde 15 >140 30 <5 <5 n.d. n.d. n.d.
PEL (200, —)
Benzene REL (0.1, 1) <0.2 n.d. n.d. n.d. <0.2 n.d. n.d. n.d.
PEL (1, 5)
1,3-Butadiene PEL (1, 5) 4.5 >10 9 2 0.6 n.d. n.d. n.d.

<, limit of the sensing method; >, over the measuring range; n.d., not determined; PEL, permissible exposure limit; REL, recommended exposure limits; TWA, time-weighted average concentration.