Modeling the Human Kinetic Adjustment Factor for Inhaled Volatile Organic Chemicals : Whole Population Approach versus Distinct Subpopulation Approach
Joint Authors
Valcke, M.
Krishnan, Kannan
Nong, A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Medicine
Abstract EN
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of whole- and sub-population-related variabilities on the determination of the human kinetic adjustment factor (HKAF) used in risk assessment of inhaled volatile organic chemicals (VOCs).
Monte Carlo simulations were applied to a steady-state algorithm to generate population distributions for blood concentrations (CAss) and rates of metabolism (RAMs) for inhalation exposures to benzene (BZ) and 1,4-dioxane (1,4-D).
The simulated population consisted of various proportions of adults, elderly, children, neonates and pregnant women as per the Canadian demography.
Subgroup-specific input parameters were obtained from the literature and P3M software.
Under the “whole population” approach, the HKAF was computed as the ratio of the entire population’s upper percentile value (99th, 95th) of dose metrics to the median value in either the entire population or the adult population.
Under the “distinct subpopulation” approach, the upper percentile values in each subpopulation were considered, and the greatest resulting HKAF was retained.
CAss-based HKAFs that considered the Canadian demography varied between 1.2 (BZ) and 2.8 (1,4-D).
The “distinct subpopulation” CAss-based HKAF varied between 1.6 (BZ) and 8.5 (1,4-D).
RAM-based HKAFs always remained below 1.6.
Overall, this study evaluated for the first time the impact of underlying assumptions with respect to the interindividual variability considered (whole population or each subpopulation taken separately) when determining the HKAF.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Valcke, M.& Nong, A.& Krishnan, Kannan. 2012. Modeling the Human Kinetic Adjustment Factor for Inhaled Volatile Organic Chemicals : Whole Population Approach versus Distinct Subpopulation Approach. Journal of Toxicology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Valcke, M.…[et al.]. Modeling the Human Kinetic Adjustment Factor for Inhaled Volatile Organic Chemicals : Whole Population Approach versus Distinct Subpopulation Approach. Journal of Toxicology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Valcke, M.& Nong, A.& Krishnan, Kannan. Modeling the Human Kinetic Adjustment Factor for Inhaled Volatile Organic Chemicals : Whole Population Approach versus Distinct Subpopulation Approach. Journal of Toxicology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469371