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.