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respirable particles

Mass fraction of dust (particles) that penetrates to the unciliated airways of the lung (the alveolar region).

Note: This fraction is represented by a cumulative log-normal curve having a median aerodynamic diameter of 4 μm, standard deviation 2 μm (values for humans).

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