Advanced REACH Tool (ART): Calibration of the mechanistic model

作者：Schinkel Jody^*; Warren Nicholas; Fransman Wouter; van Tongeren Martie; McDonnell Patricia; Voogd Eef; Cherrie John W; Tischer Martin; Kromhout Hans; Tielemans Erik

来源：Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2011, 13(5): 1374-1382.

DOI：10.1039/c1em00007a

The mechanistic model of the Advanced Reach Tool (ART) provides a relative ranking of exposure levels from different scenarios. The objectives of the calibration described in this paper are threefold: to study whether the mechanistic model scores are accurately ranked in relation to exposure measurements; to enable the mechanistic model to estimate actual exposure levels rather than relative scores; and to provide a method of quantifying model uncertainty. Stringent data quality guidelines were applied to the collated data. Linear mixed effects models were used to evaluate the association between relative ART model scores and measurements. A random scenario and company component of variance were introduced to reflect the model uncertainty. Stratified analyses were conducted for different forms of exposure (abrasive dust, dust, vapours and mists). In total more than 2000 good quality measurements were available for the calibration of the mechanistic model. The calibration showed that after calibration the mechanistic model of ART was able to estimate geometric mean (GM) exposure levels with 90% confidence for a given scenario to lie within a factor between two and six of the measured GM depending upon the form of exposure.

• 出版日期2011-5