Table 1: Parameters used to estimate health risk in the study area [29,34,35].
|
Parameter |
Unit |
Child |
Adult |
|
Body weight (BW) |
kg |
15 |
70 |
|
Ingestion rate (IngR) (Soil) |
mg/day |
200 |
100 |
|
Ingestion rate (IngR) (Water) |
L/day |
1 |
2 |
|
Inhalation rate (InhR) (Soil) |
m3/day |
8.6 |
15.2 |
|
Average Water adherence factor (WAF) |
µL/cm2 |
5.96 |
5.96 |
|
Soil adherence factor (SAF) |
mg/cm2 |
0.2 |
0.07 |
|
Skin surface area (SA) |
cm2 |
2800 |
17500 |
|
Particulate emission factor (PEF) |
m3/kg |
1.32 × 109 |
6.79 × 108 |
|
Average time (AT) |
days |
2190 |
25550 |
|
Exposure frequency (EF) |
days/year |
360 |
360 |
|
Exposure duration (ED) |
years |
6 |
70 |
|
Dermal absorption factor (DAF) |
- |
0.001 |
0.001 |