A simple approach to validation of directed‐flow nose‐only inhalation chambers
- 30 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Toxicology
- Vol. 27 (2), 160-167
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jat.1188
Abstract
Directed‐flow nose‐only exposure systems are designed and operated so that the genuine test atmosphere is dynamically delivered to each exposure port and exhaled air from exposed animals is immediately exhausted without the possibility of other animals rebreathing this atmosphere. This technique is particularly useful for preventing uncontrolled changes of exposure atmospheres, stimulating breathing activity due to the rebreathing of exhaled carbon dioxide, and the conserving a test material that is available only in limited quantities. The intricate relationship of the delivered flow of air at each exposure port relative to the respiratory minute volume of the exposed animal appears to be critical for the state‐of‐the‐art performance of directed‐flow nose‐only exposure systems. This analysis revealed that the determination of carbon dioxide concentrations at different inhalation chamber locations, including exposure ports, is a simple and cost‐effective procedure to evaluate whether the rebreathing of atmospheres can be excluded. It has been shown that directed‐flow systems need to be operated at an exposure air flow rate greater than 2.5 times the respiratory minute volume of the exposed animal or optimally ∼0.75 l min−1 per rat exposure port (∼3.75 times the minute volume of young adult rats) to prevent higher CO2‐concentrations occurring. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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