Trials of dissemination from ships, and estimated theoretical inhaled dose of ZnCdS at the land based sampling point with maximum particle count
| Report | Date of trial | Approximate amount released (kg) | Location | Maximum particle count | Sampling rate (l/min) | Estimated inhaled dose (μg)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Assuming respiratory rate of 16.6 l/min (NRC 1997), 1.7×1010 particles/g (FR 504; PN 185) and loss of 50% of fluorescence.38 | ||||||
| †Land based sampling not done. | ||||||
| PN Porton note; PTP Porton technical paper. | ||||||
| PN 146/203 | 7 October 1959 | 11 | English Channel | 1676 | 20.4 | 0.160 |
| 7/8 November 1959 | 93 | English Channel | 40 | 20.2 | 0.004 | |
| 9/10 November 1959 | 95 | Irish Sea | 115 | 21.4 | 0.010 | |
| PTP 893 | 28 January 1963 | 7.6 | English Channel | † | ||
| 28 January 1963 | 8.6 | English Channel | † | |||
| 29 January 1963 | 9.5 | English Channel | † | |||
| 29 January 1963 | 4.8 | English Channel | † | |||
| 30 January 1963 | 10.2 | English Channel | † | |||
| 30 January 1963 | 10.4 | English Channel | † | |||