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FIGURE 23.10 Daily mass particle deposition rate for 24 h exposure at 50 μg/m 3 in tracheobronchial and
alveolar regions as predicted by the Commission on Radiological Protection Publication 66 model [322].
Simulations used daily minute volume patterns for different demographic groups. (Adapted from U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air quality criteria for particulate matter Volume II, in Air Quality
Criteria for Particulate Matter, Volumes I-III, EPA/600/P-95-001bF, National Center for Environmental
Assessment Ofice of Research and Development, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC, 1996, Figure 10.43.)

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FIGURE 23.11 Fractional number deposition for a male with normal nose/mouth breathing with a general
population activity pattern as predicted by the Commission on Radiological Protection Publication 66 model
[322] for exposure to Philadelphia aerosol. (Adapted from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air
quality criteria for particulate matter Volume II, in Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter, Volumes I-III,
EPA/600/P-95-001bF, National Center for Environmental Assessment Ofice of Research and Development,
U.S. EPA, Washington, DC, 1996, Figure 10.50.)