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A portable inhalation system for personal exposure to ozone.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8638965     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A low-cost portable inhalation system was developed for exposing an individual subject to 60-600 parts per billion of ozone in a 30-l clear-plastic head dome. The inhalation system had the following novel features: a canister vacuum cleaner that supplied room air without the need for precleaning or humidification; a 7% oxygen-in-nitrogen feed to a commercial ultraviolet ozonator that avoided an excess production of ozone; a compact inline mixer that assured homogeneous mixing of the 200-300 liters per minute room air supply with the 0.5-1.0 liters per minute of ozonated gas flow, positioning of gas inlet and exhaust hoses on the head dome that provided fresh gas delivery in the vicinity of the mouth; a quick-disconnect neck seal that allowed rapid donning of the head dome by the subject, and mounting of most system components on a small mobile cart. Temperature, humidity, and ozone and carbon dioxide concentrations were measured inside the dome while a subject exercised on a bicycle ergometer. An air flow of 200 liters per minute between rest and light exercise created a suitable microenvironment in the dome. During moderate and heavy exercise, however, a higher flow of 300 liters per minute should be used to suppress the build-up of carbon dioxide and humidity.
Authors:
P T Asplund; A Ben-Jebria; J S Ultman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of environmental health     Volume:  51     ISSN:  0003-9896     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Environ. Health     Publication Date:    1996 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-07-05     Completed Date:  1996-07-05     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0212627     Medline TA:  Arch Environ Health     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  138-45     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Atmosphere Exposure Chambers*
Equipment Design
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Exercise Test
Humans
Humidity
Male
Manikins
Ozone / administration & dosage*
Pulmonary Gas Exchange / drug effects
Respiration / drug effects
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
ES06075/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
10028-15-6/Ozone

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