Research Article

Estimates of Inhaled and Deposited Doses following Exposure to Humidifier Disinfectant Containing Polyhexamethylene Guanidine (PHMG)

Table 1

Inhaled dose expressed as the mass concentration for Oxy product by the ICRP model (unit: ng/kgbw/day).

Scenario6.5 ppm (average (SD))65 ppm (average (SD))
PM 1PM 2.5PM 10PM 1PM 2.5PM 10

Humidifier onAdultAverage
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Sleeping
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ChildAverage
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Sleeping
()()()()()()

Humidifier offAdultAverage
()()()()()()
Sleeping
()()()()()()
ChildAverage
()()()()()()
Sleeping
()()()()()()