Experimental human exposures to tetrachloroethylene vapor and elimination in breath after inhalation.
Volunteers were exposed in a controlled environment chamber and concentrations of tetrachloroethylene in alveolar air were determined. Results show a proportional relationship between the level of exposure and the alveolar concentration curve. Accordingly, tetrachloroethylene breath decay curves can be used as a method to monitor time-weighted average exposures.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001273:Atmosphere Exposure Chambers; D001944:Breath Tests; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013750:Tetrachloroethylene / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid / Q000652:urine
D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid; D013750:Tetrachloroethylene