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3. HEALTH EFFECTS<br />

Figure 3-4. Conceptual Representation of a Physiologically<br />

Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Model <strong>for</strong> a<br />

Hypothetical Chemical Substance<br />

Inhaled chemical Exhaled chemical<br />

Urine<br />

V max<br />

Lungs<br />

Liver<br />

Fat<br />

Slowly<br />

perfused<br />

tissues<br />

Richly<br />

perfused<br />

tissues<br />

Kidney<br />

Skin<br />

Source: adapted from Krishnan et al. 1994<br />

K m<br />

Ingestion<br />

GI<br />

Tract<br />

Feces<br />

Chemicals in air<br />

contacting skin<br />

Note: This is a conceptual representation of a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK)<br />

model <strong>for</strong> a hypothetical chemical substance. The chemical substance is shown to be absorbed<br />

via the skin, by inhalation, or by ingestion, metabolized in the liver, <strong>and</strong> excreted in the urine or<br />

by exhalation.<br />

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