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. 2019 Jul 23;66(Suppl 1):i218–i233. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxz037

Table 2.

The effect of varying VP, MW, Va, and T on the evaporation rate using IH SkinPerm and the NIOSH Skin Permeation Calculator

Variable Values Evaporation Rate IH SkinPerm (mg cm−2 h−1) Ratio of evaporation rate to rate at lowest value IH SkinPerm Evaporation rate NIOSH (mg cm−2 h−1) Ratio of evaporation rate to rate at lowest value NIOSH
VPb (Pa) 50 2 1 2 1
100 4 2 4 2
1000 42 20 45 20
5000 208 100 224 100
10000 415 200 447 200
25000 1038 500 1119 500
MWc (g mol−1) 75 26 1 33 1
100 35 1.3 40 1.2
120 42 1.6 45 1.4
V d (mph) 0.67 42 1 45 1
3 175 4.2 144 3.2
5 286 6.8 215 4.8
10 555 13.2 368 8.2
15 820 19.5 506 11.2
T e (K) 303 42 1 45 1
313 40 0.97 43 0.97
323 39 0.94 42 0.94

aVelocity of air is comparable to wind speed in GuLF DREAM.

bMW = 120 g, velocity of air = 0.67 mph, T = 303 K.

cVP = 1000 Pa, velocity of air = 0.67 mph, T = 303 K.

dVP = 1000 Pa, MW = 120 g, T = 303 K.

eVP = 1000 Pa, MW = 120 g, velocity of air = 0.67 mph.