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Polluted air at times contains a number of acidic compounds, most notably particulate acid in the form of partially neutralized sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and acidic vapor in the form of nitric acid (HNO3). This chapter discusses model estimates of the respiratory fate of acidic particles and gases with emphasis on the neutralization that occurs in the airways due to respiratory ammonia (NH3). Such models seek to estimate the actual exposure of the lung, rather than using the values measured at the airway entrance. This is useful in calculating conditions under which acid exposures of the lung actually occur in laboratory experiments and in integrating the results of laboratory studies with field measurements of acidic air pollution.
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Larson, T.V., Hanley, Q.S., Koenig, J.Q., Bernstein, O. (1993). Calculation of Acid Aerosol Dose. In: Mohr, U., Bates, D.V., Fabel, H., Utell, M.J. (eds) Advances in Controlled Clinical Inhalation Studies. ILSI Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77176-7_11
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