Predicting The Carboxyhemoglobin
        Levels  Resulting  From
   Carbon Monoxide Exposures
  The Department of Environmental Medicine
      Report No.: CRC APRAC CAPM-3-68 MCOW- ENVM- CO-73-1
                 JUNE, 1973

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              PREDICTING THE CARBOX ^HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS

                               RESULTING  FROM

                        CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURES



                                       By



                            Jack E.  Peterson, Ph.D.

                           Richard  D.  Stewart, M. D.
                 Following is an alphabitical list of those persons who
                 contributed information contained in this report:

                             Eleanor Bachand,  R.N.
                            Edward D.  Baretta,  M.S.
                              Hugh C.  Dodd, B.S.
                            Karen K. Donohoo,  B.S.
                              Sally A.  Graff, B.S.
                              Carl L.  Hake, Ph. D.
                             Paul E. Newton,  M.S.
          Report No. :  CRC APRAC CAPM-3-68 MCOW-ENVM- CO-73- 1
From the Department of Environmental Medicine,  The Medical College of Wisconsin,
Allen-Bradley Medical Science Laboratory,  8700 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53226

Supported by Contract CRC-APRAC.  Project No.  CAPM--3-68,  from the Coordinating
Research Council, Inc. ,  and the Environmental Protection Agency

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                                SUMMARY








         Data from a series of human exposures to carbon monoxide were ana-





lyzed to determine the fit to the theoretical Coburn,  Forster, Kane  (CFK) equa-





tion as  a function of experiment duration and CO concentration,  exercise level,





and sex.  The equation was found to predict  carboxyhemoglobin  (COHb) levels





for both men and women at exercise rates ranging from sedentary to 300 kp-m/




min when they were exposed to steady CO concentrations of 50,  100,  and 200 ppm





for 0.33 to 5.25 hours.  In  addition,  the equation accurately summed the results





of a discontinuous exposure to CO.





         Methods for determining values  of each of the variables in the CFK





equation were collected and a rational, efficient procedure for solving the equa-





tion by trial and error was outlined.  The CFK equation was then used to prepare





a graph relating COHb saturation to exposure duration and concentration, and




also to describe the effect of several variables on the rate of CO uptake  and





equilibrium COHb levels.

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                               INTRODUCTION




        From the time of Orfila (who first established a relationship between


dose and effect), acute effects  of toxins have been related to the dose admin-


istered by ingestion, by injection, and more recently,  by skin absorption.


With the advent of inhalation experiments, however,  the concept of, "dose"


(or the amount of material in the body -  the body  burden) became nebulus as


there was no  simple relationship between dose and exposure parameters.


Consequently, effects of experimental inhalation exposures  have been related


to concentration and to exposure duration instead of to body burden or dose.


       If quantitative information is available on  excretion of the material


administered  (or on one of its metabolites), that data can often be described


by an empirical equation which can then be used to calculate a value propor-


tional to the total body burden.  '*'  >   ) The main  difficulty with this  or  any


other empirical approach is that while the results may be useful for interpo-


lation, they will not be useful for extrapolation to conditions other than those


of the experiment.   Nevertheless,  the empirical treatment of excretion data


to estimate body burden is  an extremely important first step toward true


exposure integration.


       The technique called the "time-weighted average" has been used in


lieu  of true exposure integration and  even has a more-or-less official

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sanction. . v '  If an inhalation exposure is broken  into time intervals, t,


each of a generally steady concentration,  c, then  the time-weighted average


(TWA) is found as:



              TWA = Ect/Et                                (1)

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        Use of equation 1 for estimating dose tacitly assumes that molecules




 inhaled at the beginning of the exposure contribute to the total dose or body




 burden equally with those molecules inhaled at the end of the exposure.




 This assumption can be true only if none of the material is excreted during




 the exposure or if each exhalation excretes 100% of the total body burden at




 that time.  Either of these conditions may be approached, but neither is likely




 to  be fulfilled for any real gas or vapor exposure,  and therefore the TWA




 cannot be an accurate representation of the dose received.




        Even though the TWA based on "interval" sampling does not accurately




 represent the dose, it does  correspond,quite well to concentrations found by




 cumulative air sampling  methods.  (A good cumulative air sampler operated




 throughout an exposure does not "excrete" any of the trapped material. ) Fur-




 thermore, methods to supplant the TWA have not been available, nor has




 there been any tremendously pressing demand for their development.  That




 the TWA is used almost universally today to  represent dose,  testifies that




 its errors are not large for most materials in comparison with other errors




 inherent in the evaluation of inhalation hazards.  But with the advent of  auto-




 mated general .area air samplers, personal "dosimeter samplers" and




 computer data analysis and  reduction, the "other  errors  inherent in the




 evaluation of inhalation hazards" are becoming smaller. '^> "' Consequently,




'there is a demand for sumrna.tion or integration techniques  capable of pro-




 ducing numbers more truly  representative of the dose received than the TWA




 technique allows.   Because they are based on experimental data, empirical

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methods of estimating man's body burden from excretion data will usually





give better results than the TWA.  However, still better results can be





expected from models of uptake and excretion based on a good theoretical





approach.  Of course,  all models must be verified by experiment.





        Carbon monoxide is almost the ideal gas for which to  formulate a





theoretical uptake-excretion equation.   Inhaled CO passes through the lungs





to the blood stream where it attaches  firmly but reversibily to proteinaceous





material,  chiefly hemoglobin.  Its concentration in blood (as  carboxyhemo-





globin,  COHb) readily becomes high enough for accurate determination by





inexpensive methods while still being  low enough to have no delaterious





effects.  Furthermore,  CO  stays in the blood,  does not react appreciably




with other  materials,  tissues or fluids, '''  and is excreted unchanged and





quantitatively through the lungs.   The  one minor complication is that CO is





produced in small quantities in the body and thus the blood always contains





a background  endogenous level of COHb.





        The rate of endogenous CO production is increased by some disease





states,  specifically those which result in red cell destruction.  Investigators





of this and other  related phenomena have felt a need for a mathematical




model of the way the human body handles CO so that they could better under-





stand the effects  of disease.   None of the proposed models was particularly





successful until 1965 when Coburn,  Forster and Kane published the derivation





of a new model. \°'   They used this model successfully in a study of endogenous




CO production, but they did not study inhaled (exogenous) CO.

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        Their model (the CFK equation) was tested by Peterson and Stewart in



 1970 with data  from the exposure of sedentary, male Caucasians \'>.  Those



 experiments included oxygen inhalation therapy, long and short-term exposure



 to constant concentrations, a discontinuous  exposure,  and an exposure to a



 steadily rising concentration.  In all cases, the CFK equation "fit" the data



 very well when average values were used for most of the subject-specific



 variables.  The purposes of the present study were to extend the testing of



 the equation to include women as well as men  at several exercise levels and



 to extend the computer program used  for solving the  equation to treat as



 variables several of the  previously constant parameters.




                           THE CFK EQUATION



        The basic form of the CFK equation  is  as follows:



               A[COHbl, - V_B - PT
                       c    uu      ro
               	_  = exp (-tA/V.B)             (2)
                         -  VCQB -
where:
              A = Pr   /M[O?Hbl

                                 "
                     °2
               B -   1     +
                     ^/^    A
                      'O


              M = Ratio of the affinity of blood for CO to that for O?



              [O  Hbl = milliliters of QZ per milliliter of blood



              [COHb]t = milliliters  of CO  per milliliter of blood at time t

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               [COHb] 0  =  milliliters of CO per milliliter of blood at the
                            beginning  of the  exposure interval

                 p.   =   average partial pressure of oxygen in lung capillaries,
                         mm Hg

                      =   rate of endogenous CO production ml/min

                      =   diffusivity of  the lung for CO,  ml/(min) (mm Hg)

                      =   barometric pressure minus the vapor pressure of
                         water at body temperature,  mm Hg

                      =   blood volume, ml

               PT      =   partial pressure of  CO in the inhaled air, mm Hg

               V^     =   alveolar ventilation rate, ml/min

               t      =   exposure duration, min

               exp     =   2.7182 .  .  .  the base of natural logarithms raised
                         to the power of the bracketed expression


       In the original solution of this equation for exogenous exposure to CO,  (9

all variables were considered constant except t, PL.  [COHblt and  PI,,.-.  The
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remaining variables are not constant, however,  and methods are needed for

their  evaluation.


The Affinity Constant (M);

       Several investigators have reported values for the ratio of the affinity

of hemoglobin for CO to  that for ©2-  This ratio varies widely  between  species,

and also varies from individual to individual.  For man, values ranging from

about 150 to 300 have been used as "average" or "normal".

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       Rodkey, et al'  ' determined the ratio of the affinity for 13 male


and 2 female subjects in whole blood and hemoglobin solutions.  The values


found ranged from 197 to 229,  averaging 217.7, with a standard deviation


of 7. 32.   An average of 218 appears to be appropriate for man.




Average Partial Pressure of Oxygen in  Lung Capillaries (P^  ):
_ _ °2


       Data for values of PC    are extremely difficult to obtain.   Coburn,


Forster,  and Kane suggest a value of 100 mm Hg,  and this  is probably ade-


quate if the partial pressure of C>2 (?Q  ) in the air that is breathed does not
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differ greatly from 150 mm Hg in air saturated with water at body tempera-


ture.  However, if pure  Q-^ is being breathed,  or,  if the exposure takes


place under a reduced or elevated total  pressure (on a mountain or in a cais-


son,  for instance), a value of 100 mm Hg for P~    will be  incorrect.
                                               °2

       When the inhaled P.-.  is greater than "normal", the value of Pr
                         °2    *                                    C02

will be greater than 100 mm Hg.  To determine an approximate value the


following technique appears reasonable:


               For a barometric pressure,  PR in (in mm of Hg),  and a vapor


              pressure of water at body temperature of 47  mm of Hg,  the


              partial pressure of oxygen in saturated inspired air (Pj  )
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               can be calculated from the fraction  of oxygen in inspired air



               (F'o):
Ln      ^n
 °2      °2
                             (PB - 47>

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       If "normal" values are applied in this equation, the PIQ, is found to be

 149 mm  Hg.   To reach the 100 mm Hg  recommended for PCO  in  these circum-

 stances,  49 must be subtracted.   This  number (49) represents the level of

 CO? in alveolar air and also the effect of averaging over all lung capillaries.

If this value is reasonable under normal conditions, it should be in must

 others and consequently,
       When PIO?  is less than 149 mm Hg,  PCO2 wil1 be less than 10° mrn

At these lower values of PIQ? t^le relationship between the partial pressure

of oxygen in air and blood is no longer linear because hemoglobin cannot be

assumed to be saturated (or nearly so).  The average partial pressure in lung

capillaries cannot be greatly different from that in mixed arterial blood, and

data for estima.ting oxygen partial pressure in arterial blood as a function of

inspired oxygen partial pressure are available. "*'  These data were submitted

to a computerized regression program, resulting in:

          _                                                          2
                                . 072- 0.00079 Pi02 + 0.000002515 PIO?)
where PlQ2 is the partial pressure of oxygen in the inhaled air in mm of Hg.
Rate of Endogenous CO Production


       The normal rate of production of CO by the body is approximately

0.007 ml/min STPD. ,  but some diseases can cause an increase. (8)

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Diffusivity of the Lung for CO (DL   ):
                                 \J W      •            .


       Lung diffusivity varies with many conditions including the molecular



species,  body size,  rate of work, temperature,  pressure, etc.  In this case,



only the diffusivity of the lung for CO is of concern a.t an assumed normal



body temperature (37°C).  Body size effects on diffusivity at rest were assem-



bled and graphed by Coburn. '   '  A regression equation for his data was



derived:





              DL    =  l/[-0.0287 + 0. 1188/A]



             (r  = 0.994)




where Dj^    is diffusivity  in ml CO/min-mm Hg  and A is the body surface
area in m .



       Similarly,  data on the effect of work rate as indicated by the oxygen



consumption rate '   ' were submitted to a computer regression program.


The resulting equation is:




                     =  l/[0.'l05 - 0.0246 log (VOJ]
                                                  2


               (r  =  0.775)



       •
where VQ  is the oxygen consumption rate in ml/min.




Blood Volume (VK);



       The blood volume of average men is 74 ml per kilogram of body weight,



while that for women is  73 ml per kilogram. (14)  Prolonged strenuous
                                                                    exercise

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may increase these values.   Coburn, Forster and Kane use a value of 5500




ml,  which they assume to be average for all body weights.







Partial Pressure of Inhaled CO (Pj   ):
       Gas or vapor concentrations  of interest are usually expressed in





parts per million by volume (ppm).  Conversion to partial pressure is easily




done.







               Pj _ =  (ppm) (barometric pressure in mm Hg)/10







Alveolar Ventilation Rate (V"A):





       If the total rate of ventilation, in ml/min,  is V-r,,  the dead space





(ml) is VD, and the  respiration rate  (min"1) is f,  the alveolar ventilation





rate VA (ml/min, BTPS) is:








               VA  = VE -  £VD                                    (3)







Unfortunately,  the dead space, V^, is not constant but increases with exercise.





At rest for normal men, VT-J is about  170 ml,  but in heavy exercise may reach





350 ml.  The relationship between dead space and total ventilatory rate





appears to be linear^5) so that equation 9 can be revised:








               VA = V£ - f (132 + 0.067 V£)

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       At low exercise rates,  total lung ventilation increases linearly with

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exercise, and also with the oxygen consumption rate, VQ , but begins to
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increase more rapidly at higher exercise rates.  This rate increase varies

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with each subject but on the average,  a VQ  of 1000 ml/min (STPD) requires
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a VE of approximately 22, 000  ml/min (BTPS).




Oxyhemoglobin Concentration  ([O2Hb]):



       If the concentration of  COHb in the blood is low,  [C^Hbl can be consid-



ered constant at  a value determined by the individual's hemoglobin concentra-"



tion.  At standard conditions (STPD,  or 760 mm Hg,  0°C,  dry),  one gram of



hemoglobin  will hold 1. 38 ml of oxygen. 'ifc)'  The maximum number of ml of



C>2 per ml of blood is found as:




              [02Hb]max =   1.38 Hb/100




where Hb is the hemoglobin concentration, g/100 ml.  This value is,  of



course, also the  number  of ml of CO  per ml of blood  at 100% saturation and



since both CO and Q-^ compete  for sites on hemoglobin,oxyhemoglobin concen-



tration is never [Pz^-^max. ^ut something less.  During and after an exposure


to CO, the value  of [C^Hb] that must be used in equation 2 is  actually [O2Hb]rna


[COHb]   But, [COHblj. is the variable being  determined;  it appears on both



sides of the equation and  in an  exponent of e on one side.



       Under these  circumstances,  no direct  solution of equation 2 is possible,



and a "trial-and-error" method must  be used  but the  "new" value of [COHb]j-

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must not be the previously calculated one or the solution may diverge.   A

successful procedure is indicated in the following  steps:

        a.      Assume a value for [COHb]t  (such as zero)  and find [O2Hb]  =
                          - [COHb]t
       b.      Calculate a new value for [COHb]t using equation 2

       c.      Check to see if the difference between the old and new values
               of [COHblt is acceptable.  (A maximum difference  of 0. 00001
               may be used).  If so,  the problem is solved; if not, proceed
               to step (d).

       d.      Set the "old" value of [COHb]t equal to the one found in step (b).

       e.      Calculate a new value of [O2Hb] using  equation 4 and proceed
               to step (b).
                 P =.Q D - R/(R + S)]                             (4)


       where:

                 P =  the new value of |"O2Hb]
                 R  =  the old value of [COHb]t

                 S  =  the old value of [O2Hb]


       This procedure converges on a solution for all values of [COHb].,

but is most rapid if a good guess of the proper value of [COHbK can be made

in step (a).


Carboxyhemoglobin Concentration ([COHb]);

       The concentration of COHb found in the previous step at time t is

expressed  in ml of CO/ml blood.  To convert  this value to the  more conven-

tional "percentage saturation",  multiply by 100 and divide by [O2Hbl  _ .

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        The value of [COHb]  used in equation 2 may range from the nominal

for a non-smoker of about 0. 5 to 1. 5%, averaging .1. 2% saturation (about

0. 0024 ml CO. per ml blood) to the heavy smoker's 5 to 7% (about 0.012 ml/

CO /ml blood) to the concentration of [COHb], calculated by using equation 2.

By using the just-calculated value of [COHb~lt successively as the new value

of [COHb]  ,  any exposure or any series of exposures  to any concentration of

CO (including zero) for any time interval can be summed.


                          TESTING THE EQUATION*
       In the previously reported use of the CFK equation for exogenous

CO exposure^ '  no attempt was made to individualize the subject - specific

variables.  For the present  study, all available data on each subject were

used and "average" values were used only in those cases where individual

data were not available.  Specifically,  data were available or were obtained

for 22 subjects on non-exposed COHb level,  hemoglobin concentration,  and

alveolar ventilation rate at several exercise levels.  Data on height and

weight were used to calculate blood volume and resting lung diffusivity for CO.

       Data specific  to each subject will be  found  in Table I.  Particularly

noteworthy  is the variability of alveolar ventilation rates .when the subjects

were  sedentary.  Values of V ^ ranged from 6. 2 L/min to over 17  L/min,.
#Data were collected from several experiments,  some previously published,
 carried out by the staff and faculty of the Department of Environmental
 Medicine,  Medical College of Wisconsin.

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 and the differences were apparently real.  Values for hemoglobin,  non-





 exposed COHb level,  blood volume and lung diffusivity did not vary as





 greatly, and averaged to expected levels.





        Volunteer subjects were exposed to CO in the chamber previously





 described.  Concentrations of CO varied from 50 to 200 ppm, and during any





 single exposure the coefficient of variation (the standard deviation of concen-




 trations expressed as a percentage of the mean) was less than 5%.  Exposure





 durations ranged from 0. 33 to 5. 25 hours.





        Blood samples were obtained prior to exposure, periodically  during





 exposure,  and in the  post-exposure period,  occasionally for several  hours.





 These samples were  analyzed on an IL/ CO-Oximeter which was kept  in





 calibration and continually compared with samples  analyzed by a gas chromato-





 graphic method. '•*• '>  Expired air samples were also used to confirm blood




 levels when such confirmation was felt to be appropriate.  All analytical




 methods were in complete agreement  throughout the study.




       In all but experiment 51,  when none of the subjects exercised, the





 following protocol was used:  Blood samples were obtained and the  subjects





 then entered the exposure chamber (the 20 x 20 x 8  ft.  room previously





described)'  °> in which the concentration of  CO in air was being maintained.





After initial procedures which took from 10  to 18 minutes (carefully timed),





the first group of four people  began a 45-minute ride on the bicycle ergometers




 (Krogh Monark).   Just prior to the end of that ride,  blood samples were





obtained from the second group of four subjects through an arm-port in the





 chamber door.  When the first group finished,  the second group began to ride

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while blood samples were obtained from the first group.  When the second





group finished, blood samples were obtained from all subjects and then all





persons remained sedentary for the remainder of the exposure.





       The ergometers were used at a constant pedal speed of 50  rpm (a





metronome was used to pace the subjects) and at loads of 1, 0. 5,  and 1. 0





which resulted in work rates of 0  (WBL or working baseline),  150, and 300





kp-m/min.  At a time near the end of each ride, the expired air was collected





for an accurately-timed two minutes,  and during that period a count was made





of the number of  respirations.  The expired air volume and respiratory fre-





quency were later used to determine the alveolar ventilation rate with equa-





tion 3.  The 2 to  6 determinations of V. were  later averaged for  each sub-





ject (Table I).





       At least two expired air  samples were  collected from each subject




while he or she was  sedentary.  Ventilation  rate and frequency were used to





determine  the alveolar ventilation rate as during exercise.





       All 22  subjects participated in sedentary experiments,  but only  15





exercised.   Most of the exercise work was done at the highest of  the three





levels.  In all, 11 experiments were performed at other than sedentary levels,





and of those, 8 were at the highest rate.  All of the female  subjects partici-




pated in the exercise studies.





       A pre-exposure blood sample was obtained from each subject.  In




the few cases where that data were lost,  the average non-exposed level for





that subject was substituted.  (These levels were  determined during control

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 experiments. )  This level was taken as  the initial COHb level for use in





 equation 2.   The duration of an exposure segment for the subject under con-





 sideration was then taken as the length of time he or she  was exposed until





 the next blood sample was taken.





        Available then, were an initial level of COHb,  and an actual final





 level for that exposure segment.  Using subject-specific  and exposure-




 specific parameters,  equation 2 was used to calculate a predicted  COHb





 level.  The actual and predicted levels were then used to form the statistics





 necessary for their comparison.  Then, the actual COHb level wa's used





 as the initial COHb level for the next  exposure segment.  This procedure





 was also followed for  post-exposure data which were obtained.  The statistics





 were accumulated so that an examination could be made of the effects of the





 experiment,  of the subject, and  of the exercise level on the  ability of the





 CFK equation to predict COHb concentrations.   For this determination, both




 the standard error and the correlation coefficient were used.




        Table II  contains a list of the experiments conducted,  including the




 nominal CO concentration and the number of subjects.  (Dstails  of each ex-





 periment are in the appendix. )  These data show that there was no  effect of





 CO concentration on the fit of the CFK equation.  This was so even in experi-




ment 51 where the  concentration varied from 0 to 164 ppm.





        Table IV is similar to Table II, except in this case the variable  analyzed




was subject number.   There was no evident sex bias and, in general, correlation




 coefficients were high.

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         Table V shows that the ability of the CFK equation to predict COHb




 concentrations was not a function of exercise level as the .equation performed





 equally,well at the high level of exercise an,d,with sedentary subjects. The





 high exercise level (300 kp-m/min) was equivalent to an oxygen consumption





 rate of about 1. 0 L/min,  or to the energy expenditure of a man driving a





 truck in traffic.  This level is not high in comparison to that in. many athletic





 endeavors,  but ms.y be representative of the work being done during many





 industrial exposures  to CO.  .





         In  experiment 51,  the subjects were exposed,for 60 minutes to approxi-





 mately 150  ppm CCX  They then left the chamber for%30 minutes.  While they





 were gone the concentration was reduced to about 50  ppm so that when they





 reentered they were exposed to the lower concentration.  After an hour  at





 50 ppm they ag.ain left for 30 minutes  while  the concentration was increased.





 to about 100 ppm in preparation for the final exposure hour..




         Venous blood samples were obtained, every 20 minutes in the chamber,





 at the end of each 30-minute period outside  the chamber,  and then twice at the





 conclusion of the experiment.  Details of this exposure will be found in Table III.




Values  of COHb percentage saturation in experiment  51 for the seven subjects




 (sedentary white males) were averaged and  plotted against time in Fig. 1.




 (Individual values  will be found in the  Appendix. )  The CFK equation was then




used to predict COHb levels for each  subject at the end of each experimental





 segment. An average value of 30 m]/min-mm  Hg was used for DL, and




6000 ml/hr  was assumed for VA!  these data were not available for this group

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of people.  In each case,  the pre-exposure COHb level was used in equation 2





for [COHb]0,  and then [COHb]t was calculated for a 20-minute exposure to





150 ppm.  Then that value (not the actual level found) was used as the  [COHb]o





for the next (164 ppm) segment, etc.  For each exposure segment,  the values





of [COHb]j- were averaged for the seven subjects  and  plotted in Figure I  as





predicted values.




       The remarkable ability of  the CFK equation to sum exposures to  CO





is well illustrated in Figure 1 .   Only at the beginning  and end of the first





30-minute period of non-exposure was the prediction  in error by more than





0. 5% saturation.  That error may well have been in the "actual" values as




indicated by the low slope of this curve over the first zero-exposure segment.




(All  of the non-exposure segments should have about the same slope. )  Further-





more, after 90 minutes both actual and predicted values are very close;  the





nature of this  kind of prediction is that an  early error tends to be propagated





and no propagation was seen.  At  any rate, the  error was small, and the theor-





etical CFK equation was shown well able to sum the results of this type of





exposure.







                               CONCLUSIONS
       The CFK equation appears to predict COHb levels as well for women




as it does for men even though the female subjects did absorb CO more rapidly





than did most of the  male subjects.  Furthermore, exercise sufficient to





increase the  alveolar ventilation rate by a factor of about 2. 5  from sedentary

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 levels did ii6t materially alter the fit of the equation to the data.  Finally,,  a'




 discontinuous 'exposure to varying CO concentrations was  summed with excep-




 tionally good results.  All of this information indicates that the CFK equation




 is a good theoretical model of the uptake and'excretion'of  carbon monoxide.




         Because the model is based  on a'theory which1 extensive 'experimentation




 has yet to contradict, moderate extrapolation from the experimental'data




 should be practical.  On this basis  Figure  2 was constructed, -relating per-




 centage carboxyhemoglobin to exposure duration for a.series of CO concentra-




 tions in ambient air and nominal values of  other parameters.  The lowest




 concentration;  8. 7 pp'm,~  is equivalent to that allowed by the Environmental




 Protection Agency to exist for eight hours in the ambierit'air 'no more often




 than once per year; (1°) --No'human experimentation has been.-conducted at this




 concentration.




         A concentration  of 50 ppm was chosen because this is the current




 Threshold Limit Value (TLV) of the Ame'rican Conference of Governmental




 Industrial Hygienists.  (4)  A level  of 35  ppm was used b'ecause this concentra-




 tion has been proposed as a new TLV: 100  ppm was the TLV for many years.




 The remaining concentrations,  25,  200,  500 and 1000 ppm were chosen be-




 cause human exposures have been conducted recently at these levels.  '^J  The





 CFK equation was shown  to fit' the resulting data very well.  ('A graph similar




 to Figure II was  published previously. :(9)   That graph is in  error at*high levels




 of COHb and long exposure durations :because [O2Hb] was  regarded as a constant,




not a variable,  in solving the CFK equation. )

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       Information in.Figure 2 pertains to many CO exposures,  but many




exposures also take,place under, other conditions.  To. show the.relative effect




of some  of the exposure and person.-specific parameters on CO uptake,  Table




VI was; constructed.  Values of % COHb .saturation were found by. solving




equation 2 using the parameter levels listed in Table VI.  In each case, the




parameter indicated,was, the only one changed from the value indicated in




Figure,2..  Also,  levels  of each parameter were chosen to represent real but




extreme conditions which might be .encountered.  Results of, this exercise




give at. least a/partial indication of the effect.of each parameter on.;the-uptake




of CO.




       Figure 2 shows that equilibrium is approached very slowly at low




concentrations,  taking about 24 hours at 25  ppm and below.  On the other




hand, equilibrium is  complete in about 8 hours at 1000  ppm.  Therefore, in




Table VI, the 1000 ppm  column at 480 minutes is representative of the effect




at equilibrium of any (except CO concentration) of the parameter changes.




Only barometric pressure and oxygen concentration appear to have any great




effect on COHb levels at equilibrium.  All of these parameters,  on the other




hand, exert at least some effect on the rate at which equilibrium is approached.




       As parameters were varied one at a time in constructing Table VI,




the effects of varying  two or more at once are not apparent.   Experimentation




with equation 2 shows that such effects can be much more than additive,




especially where the  rate of CO uptake is concerned.   For instance,  a fire

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                                    -20-
in an enclosed space will result in a low oxygen; concentration and a .high




level. , The high CD-?  level can, in turn, cause mor6 'rapidr:respirati'6n and'




therefore, .a high V..  A combination of 10% oxygen,  a VV of 25 L/min,  and




a CO concentration of only 1000 ppm can be found to result in- a COHb level of




57. 1% in 60 minutes (the equilibrium value in this  case'is 82. 5%).




       Even though' the CFK equation has not been completely tested at all




levels of all parameters (and such testing  is, in fact, impossible), present




indications are that it describes uptake and excretion of CO very well.   This




equation appears .suitable for general use in predicting the consequences of




specific circumstances as well as for summing more ore less  long-term




exposures  to varying  concentrations.










                          ACKNOWLEDGMENT







       The exercise studies could not have been done without the active assis-




tance and  cooperation of Mrs.  Karen Donohoo, Mrs. Sally Graff,  and Mr.




Paul Newton.  Their help is  gratefully acknowledged.

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       TABLE I
SUBJECT INFORMATION
Subject
1
6
7
8
9
10
11 9
12 9
219
22
25
29
31
32
33
40
58
59
COHb
0.89
1.36
0. 71
1. 19
0. 69
1. 50
0. 79
0. 58
0. 86
0.89
1. 02
0. 93
1. 05
1.39
1.39
1. 20
1.4
1. 3
Hb
g/100 ml
17.06
17.45
14.41
14. 17
16. 10
16. 93
13. 92
14.43
13. 63
15. 27
16. 07
14. 70
15. 82
16.66
16. 42
14. 54
15. 96
16. 54
ml
5213
6223
5213
5718
5718
7400
3716
4645
4380
4709
5214
4877
5550
6593
4204
5348
5381
5247
VA in ml/min. ..nT -
•** 1 j
Sed. WBL .150 300 CO
6233
17057
13721
10714
12939
10334
8424
9770
9025 10388
6518 10876
7461 13893
10513 19630
10888 11423
7426 18845
7710 9614
-_
-_

2Q480
29021
25619
19665
24516
27441
15946
20188
12918 21886
17439 21189
20798 24440
20332 25924
16514 20513
16710 25525
17176 23816
__
-_





33.0

--

23.7
25.7
30. 5
28. 1
30. 2
38. 6
22. 0
--


                                        continued.

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TABLE 1, SUBJECT INFORMATION - continued
Subject
60
63
64
65
COHb
%
1.4
2.3
1. 5
1.3
Hb
g/100 ml
15.86
15.07
15.45
15. 30
VK VA in rnl/min. DT
D A -L-ipO
ml Sed. WBL 150 300 ^^
5886 -- -- -- -- .'""--
4541
4877 -- --'
5886
Average 
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                                      TABLE II

                                Fit of. the CFK Equation
                              As a Function of Experiment
Experiment     Number    Nominal    Minutes of    Total     Standard    Correlation
  Number      of Subjects   ppm CO    Exposure    Segments    Error     Coefficient
1
2
3
6
7
10
41
43
44
47
50
51
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
100
50
200
50
200
100
200
200
200
200
200
**
315
300
310
290
265
265
274
270
268
255
270
•240
32
24
24
55
47
55
21
21
21
21
18
90
1.
0.
3.
0.
1.
1.
3.
1.
1.
1.
2.
0.
23
60
13
.68
72
06
10
92
47
56
31
58
0. 94
0. 94
0. 95
0.84
0.92
0.88
0. 96
0.99
0.98
0.96
0.97
0.90
**Fluctuating concentration.  See Table III

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                 TABLE III
Fluctuating Concentrations in Experiment 51
Segment
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Duration,
min.
20
20
20
30
20
20
20
30
20
20
20
15
15
CO Concentration,
ppm
150
164
142
0
45
52
49
0
105
88
122
0
0

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              TABLE IV

        Fit of the CFK Equation
To Exercise  Data for Individual Subjects
Subject
No.
1
6
7
8
9
10
119
129
21 9 .
22
25
29
31
32
33
40
58
59
60
Segments
21
29
30
30
30
27
35
35
15
15
15
15
15
12
15
12
13
13
13
Standard
Error
0.74
1.97
2. 20
1.21
1.36
0.81
1. 54
1. 22
2. 52
1.95
1.93
2.69
2.45
1.28
2.09
0. 60
0. 79
0. 58
0. 55
Correlation
Coefficient
0. 9892
0. 9075
0.9352
0.9782
0. 9701
0. 9832
0. 9573
0. 9758
0. 9287
0. 9436
0. 9550
0. 9587
0.9623
0. 9723
0. 9459
0. 9123
0.7909
0. 9158
0. 9183

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TABLE  4,  continued
Subject
No.
63
64
65
Segments
13
13
13
Standard
Error
0. 68
0. 54 '
0. 56
Correlation
Coefficient
0.8338 ;•
'0.9101 '
0. 9084

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                             TABLE V

                        Fit of CFK Equation
                      at Four Exercise Levels
Exercise                                                Correlation
 Level	Segments '	Standard Error	 Coefficient
  Sed.             344                 1.53               0.9712


 WBL               7                 1.34               0.9553


  150               13                 2.55               0.7929


  300               61                 1.02               0.9654

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                          TABLE  VI

      Effect of Various Parameters on COHb Saturation
(Values are % COHb Levels Calculated from the CFK Equation
         by Changing Only the Indicated Parameter. )
Parameter
Nominal (Fig. II)
PB = 400 mmHg
PB = 600 mmHg
PB = 1500 mmHg
VA = 15 L/min.
VA = 50 L/min.
VA = 100 L/min.
Vb = 1000 ml
Vb = 2000 ml
Vb = 7000 ml
[COHb]Q = 2%
[COHb]Q = 7%
DL = 10 ml/min-mmHg
DL = 50 ml/min-mmHg
% 02 = 10
% O2 = 100
Hb = 10 g/ 100 ml
Hb = 20 g/100 ml
60-Minute
Exposure
PPM CO
8. 7
0. 93
0. 96
0. 94
0. 39
1. 00
1. 08
1, 11
1. 30
1. 11
0. 90
1.94
6. 13
0. 90
0. 94
1. 02
0. 44
0. 99
0. 90
35
1. 58
1. 54
1. 58
0. 83
2. 14
2. 82
3. 07
3. 82
2. 67
1. 43
2. 60
6.77
1. 37
1.65
1.71
0. 87
1.93
1.40

1
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
3
1
2
7
1
2
2
1
2
1
50
.96
. 88
. 94
. 08
.79
.81
. 17
. 23
. 55
.73
.97
. 14
.63
.06
. 10
. 11
.46
.69
100
3. 20
3. 00
3. 14
1. 90
4. 95
7. 06
7. 80
9.82
6. 47
2. 72
4.21
8. 36
2. 52
3.41
3.42
1.93
4. 25
2. 64
1000
25. 0
22.8
24.4
15.5
40. 2
52.4
55.2
59.6
49. 5 •
20. 3
25.9
29. 7
18.2
27. 0
26.8
15. 5
34.4
19.5
480-Minute

8.7
1. 42
1.69
1. 51
0. 23
1.47
1. 47
1. 47
1.63
1.61
1.34
1.73
3. 00
1. 37
1.43
2. 25
0.25
1. 52
1. 33

35
4. 48
5. 03
4. 69
0. 84
5. 22
5. 45
5. 47
5.65
5. 55
4. 06
4. 77
5. 97
3. 90
4. 61
6.71
0. 90
5.07
3. 98
PPM
50
6. 18
6.89
6.46
1. 18
7.25
7. 59
7. 62
7.79
7.66
5. 58
6.46
7.61
5.31
6. 38
9.21
1. 27
7.01
5.46
Exposure
CO
100
11.6
12.9
12.1
2.30
13.5
14. 1
14. 1
14.3
14. 1
10.5
11.8
12.9
9.91
12.0
17.3
2.47
13. 1
10.2


1000
61.4
68.7
63.9
18. 9
62.2
62.2
62.2
62. 2
62. 2
60.4
61.4
61. 5
59.6
61.7
81.2"
20. 0
62. 1
60.2

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o
   7.0,
3  6.O
o
c
!5
   5.O.
          Predicted by CFK equation
           (Average of 7 subjects)
                       ^Actual values
                          (Average of 7 subjects)
          3O   6O   9O   12O  I5O   I8O 2IO  24O 27O

               Exposure  duration, minutes
     Figure I   Average carboxyhemoglobin levels of subjects in

               experiment 51  compared with values calculated by

               using the CFK  equation.

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           s 750mm Hg
   100
c  so!
O  70.
•.£  60.
O  50.
2  40.

(j>  30.
     20-
   o
   o>
   o
   0)
  .c
   o
   o
   0)
   o
   10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5.
    4.

    3
      2-
VA = GOOOml/min
Vb = 5500ml
M =218
DL =30tnl/min - mmHg
[COHbJ0 = 0.8%
Vco= 0.007 ml/min
                                                      1000 ppm
                                                       500ppm
       10     2345 6789100    2   34567891000   2   34 5000

                    Exposure  duration, minutes
Figure II  Carboxyhemoglobin levels for man as a function of
           exposure duration and of the CO concentration as
           determined by solving the CFK  equation.

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                                    - 2 -

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APPENDIX

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                                       EXPERIMENT 1

                     Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Saturation at the Conclusion
                                   of Each Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
pprn
Dur.,
min.
1
S 6
u
b 7
j
e 8
c
t 9
10
N
o. 11
12
0
0
0.9
1.6

0. 1

0. 5

0.4
1. 1

0.7
0.2
98.4
12

—

--

--

--
_ _

-- -

101.8
45
2.6
2.9

2.9

5.0*

4. 2*
4. 2*

3.7
5.6*
100..5
45
6.2*
5.7*

6. 1*

6.1

6. 1
5.2

8. 2* .
7.4
101.23
213
9.9
8.7

8.9

10. 1

9.9
8.7

11.0
11.1
1.4
30
8.5
8.0

--

-- .

--
_ _

9.1
8.7
1.. 4
30
8.0
7; 7

--

--

--
_ _

7. 5
7.7










































:Exercise at 300 kp-m/min.

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                                        EXPERIMENT 2

                         Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                           at the Conclusion of Each Exposure Segment.
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur. ,
min.
1
S 6
U
B 7
J
E 8
C
T 9
N 10
U
M 11
B
E 12
R
0
0
1. 2
2. 0

0. 5

0. 9

0. 2
0. 7

0. 3

0. 4

49. 5
12

_ —



—


	





50. 6
45
3 . 1 *
2.7

2.6*

3.2--:-

1. 9
2. !• =

1. 9

1.6

51. 1
45
4. 2
3. 7*

3. 2

3. 9

3.4*
3. 5

4. 7*

4. 1*

50. 6
198
5. 5
5. 0

5. 1

6. 2

5. 1
5.8

6.7

6.2

















































































''Exercise at 300 kp-m/min.

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                                       EXPERIMENT  3

                         Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                           at the Conclusion of Each  Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur. ,
min.
1
S 6
U
B 7
J
E 8
C
T 9
N 10
U
M 11
B
E 12
R
0
0
1. 1
2. 1

1.0

1.2

0.7
1.2

0.7

0.3

198.6
10
—
	





--
	

- - •



199.4
45
8.8*
5.4

8. 0*

7. 9*

4.8
6.2=:=

5.4

5.9

198.4
45
11. 1
9. 5*

10.1

10.5

10. 7*
9.1

1 3 . 0*

12. 3*

196. 5
210
15. 8
14. 2

15. 5

16.6

18.0
15. 1

17. 8

17. 8




















-




























































* Exercise at 300 kp-m/min.

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                                        EXPERIMENT  6

                         Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                           at the Conclusion of Each Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur. ,
min.
1
S 6
U
B 7
J
E 8
C
T 9
N 10
U
M 11
B
E 12
R
0
0
0. 8
1. 9

0 .3

1. 2

0.2
1.8

1. 2

0. 1

47. 4
12

	

—




_ _





47.8
45
2. 6=:=
3. 1

2. 5*

2. 9*

2. 1
3. 3*

2. 8

1.9

48. 0
45
4. 0
3.8*

3. 2

3. 5

4. 0=:-
3.7

4. 7*

3. 7*

49. 7
188
5. 3
5. 4

4. 4

5.8

4. 8
6. 2

6. 0

4.3

0.7
30
5.0
5.6

4. 4

5. 7

5.7
6. 2

5. 4

4. 6

1.0
30
5. 0
5. 0

4. 4

5. 1

4. 2
5. 2

4.8

4. 2

0. 3
60

_ _

4. 3

4.8

3. 8
—

3. 7

3. 5

0. 7
60
--
_ _

4. 0

4.4

3.6.
—

3. 1

2.6

0. 7
60
--
	

2. 2

3.9

3. 5
—

2. 7

2.8

* Exercise at 300 kp-m/min.

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                                       EXPERIMENT  7

                         Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                           at the Conclusion of Each Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur.,
min.
6
S 7
U
B 8
J
E 9
C
T 10
N 11
U
M 12
B
E
R
0
0
1.5
0.7

1.3

0.3

1.9
0.9

0.9



199.8
10

_ _



—

--
_ _

- - -



202.7
45
5.6
7. 5*

9. 5*

5.4

8.8*
6.2

6.5



201. 6
45
9. 9*
10.3

12.6

12. 5*

11.2
14. 9*

14.3*.



202. 1
165
15.4
16. 5

18. 3

17.3

17. 0 .
. 20. 0

19.2



0
30
14. 1
14. 6

16.3

15.2

15.2
16.6

16.8



0. 3
30
13. 5
13.4

14. 7

13.5

14.2
14.8

15. 0



0
60
12. 1
	

--

--

13.0
11.8

9.7



0.3
60
10. 1
_ _

--

--

11.3
9.3

7.6



0
60
9. 1
	

--

--

10. 1
7.7

7.3



* Exercise at 300 kp-m/min.

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                                        EXPERIMENT 10

                         Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                           at the Conclusion of Each Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur. ,
min.
1
S 6
U
B 7
J
E 8
C
T 9
N 10
U
M 11
B
E 12
R
0
0
1. 1
2. 1

0. 8

1. 3

0. 7
2. 6

1. 7

0.6

94. 9
8
	
_ _

—

—


	

—

—

92.7
45
4. 4*
3.4

4. 5*

4. 9*

4.2
4. 9*

3.8

2. 9

95. 5
45
6.0
6. 5*

7.0

6.3

7.0*
6.4

8.8*

7. 1*

96. 0
167
9. 5
8.5

9.3

9. 1

9.6
9.4

10. 9

10. 5

2.6
30
8.6
8.6

8.6

8. 5

9.4
9. 3

9.5

9.2

0.8
30
8. 1
7. 6

8.2

8.0

8.0
8.6

8.4

7.8

0.8
60
	
_ _

5.2

6.3

5.6
_ _

5. 0

5.2

0
60
	
_ _

7. 1

7.0

6.6
— .

5.6

5.6

0
60
	
_ _

4. 6

5. 0

4. 5
_ _

4. 7

4.4

* Exercise at 300 kp-m/min.

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                                       EXPERIMENT  41

                         Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                          -at the Conclusion of Each Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur.,
min.
21
S 22
U
B 25
J
E 29
C
T 31
N 32
U
M 33
B
E
R
0
0
0.8
0. 9

0.8

0.8

0.8
0.9

0.8



190.4
30
—
	

—



--
. »





193.5
45
4.9
4.2

4.4

4.2

5. 6*
5.7*

5.7*



200. 8
45
10.0*
8. 6*

8.6*

8. 9*.

8.0
8.2

8.0



201. 1
154
16.8
15.5

14.6

16. 0

15.6
14. 9

15.2






















-




























































-•-'Exercise at 150 kp-m/min.

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                                        EXPERIMENT  43

                         Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                           at the Conclusion of Ea ch Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur. ,
min.
21
S 22
U
B 25
J
E 29
C
T 31
N 32
U
M 33
B
E
R
0
0
0. 9
1.1

1. 2

1. 3

1. 1
1.4

1.7



199.2
14
—
	

—

—

--
_ _





205. 5
45
8. 1
6.8

6.2

7.0

6. 7*
6.7*

8.2*



201. 9
45
13. 2*
10. 9*

10. 6*

11.7*

9.8
9.4

10.3



214. 3
166
19. 0
17.6

17. 0

19. 1

16. 2
15. 8

16.7



















































































* Exercise at 0. 0 kp-m/min. (working baseline)

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                                       EXPERIMENT  44

                        Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                          at the Conclusion of Each Exposure Segment
Cone.,
ppm
Dur.,
min.
S 21
U
B 22
J
E 25
C
T 21
N 31
U
M 32
B
E 33
R
0
0
1. 1

1. 1

0.7

0.9
1.0

3.0

1.8

182.8
10


—



--
_ _

—

—

185.9
45
6.4

5.6

6.2

5.6
8. 0*

9.4*

9. 6*

207. 5
45
15. 6*

13.4*

12.8*

13.2*
11.2

12.6

13.2

199.0
168
19.6

17.7

18.2

18.6
17.2

17. 1

18.3












































































* Exercise at 300 kp-m/min.

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                                        EXPERIMENT  47

                         Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                           at the Conclusion of Each Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur. ,
min.
S 21
U
B 22
J
E 25
C
T 29
N 31
U
M 32
B
E 33
R
0
0
1. 5

1. 4

1. 5

1. 1
1.2

1. 4

1.8

186. 8
10


—

—


_ _

—



191.4
4.5
13.0*

12.2*

10. 9*

.10.4*
6. 1

5.8

6.9

198. 5
45
16. 0

16.2

14. 8

13. 0
12.4*

11.6*

14. 8*

200. 5
155
19. 9

18.7

18. 0

18.2
17. 7

17.6

19.2












































































* Exercise at 300 kp-m/min.

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                                       EXPERIMENT 50

                        Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Percentage Saturation
                           at the  Conclusion of Each Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur. ,
min.
S 21
U
B 22
J
E 25
C
T 29
N 31
U
M 33
B
E
R
0
0
0.8

1.4

1.2

0.6
1.0

1.8



206.3
15


—



--
_ _.

—



201.8
45
8.8*

8.4*

8. 0*

9. 0*
5.1

6.8



193.8
45
12.1

11.4

10. 6

12.5
10. 0*

12.4*



196.7
170
16.8

16. 1

15.2

17. 1
15. 5

16.7




•









































































-.-Exercise at 150 kp-m/min.

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             EXPERIMENT 51

Actual Carboxyhemoglobin Saturation at the
   Conclusion of Each Exposure Segment
Cone. ,
ppm
Dur. ,
min.
Sub. No.
40
58
59
60
63
64
65
0
0

1.2
1. 4
1. 3
1. 4
2. 3
1. 5
1.3
149. 0
20

2. 2
1. 9
2.3
2.6
3. 5
3.0
2. 5
163. 5
20

3. 5
2. 8
3.2
3. 3
4. 3
4. 0
3. 4
142. 8
20

4. 5
3.6
3.9
4. 1
5. 0 .
4. 5
4.0
0
30

4.2
3. 4
4. 1
4. 0
5. 1
4.3
3. 8
45.0
20

5. 3
3. 8
4.6
5. 0
6.0
5. 1
4.7
51. 8
20

4.8
4. 1
4. 7
4.8
6. 0
5. 4
5. 1
49. 0
20

5.6
4. 7
5.1
5.2
6.0
5.5
5.2
0
30

5. 0
4.5
4. 8
5. 0
5. 5
5.2
4.4
105. 1
20

6.0
5. 1
5.6
5.8
6.4
6.0
5.4
87. 8
20

6.4
5. 3
6.2
6. 2
6.6
6.6
6.4
122.4
20

7.0
5. 1
6.7
6.9
7. 5
7.0
6.5
0
15


5. 7
6. 3
6. 4
7. 0
6. 5
6.0
0
15

5.6
5. 6
6. 1
6. 3
6.6
6. 3
5. 9

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