Table 1.

Input parameters for evaluating Average Daily Intake (AvDi) and Hazard Quotient (HQ).

Parameters		Unit	Children	Adults	Reference
Cs	Total mercury contents in soil samples	mg/kg	-	-	This Study
Cw	Total mercury concentration in the water samples	mg/L	-	-	This Study
BW	Body weight	Kg	15	70	[32]
AT	Averaging time	Days	2190	10,950	[32]
EF	Exposure frequency	days/year	350	250	[32]
ED	Exposure duration	Years	6	30	[32]
IRs	Ingestion rate soil	mg/day	200	100	[32]
IRa	Ingestion rate air	m3/day	10	10.4	[32]
IRw	Ingestion rate water	L/day	2	3.45	[33]
GI	Gastrointestinal adsorption Rate	m3/kg	1	1	[32]
PEF	Particulate emission factor	m3/kg	1.30 × 109	3.22 × 108	[32]
VF	Volitilisation factor	m3/kg	8028.297	8028.297	[32]
SA	Surface area exposed skin	cm2	2100	13,110	[32]
AF	Skin aderence factor	mg/cm2/day	0.2	0.07	[32]
ABS	Dermal absorption factor	-	0.1	0.1	[32]
CF	Conversion factor	-	0.000001	0.000001	[32]
RfDo	Reference Dosage (Oral)	mg/kgbw/day	0.003	0.003	[32]
RfDi	Reference Dosage (Inhalation)	mg/kgbw/day	0.000086	0.000086	[32]
RfDd	Reference Dosage (Dermal)	mg/kgbw/day	0.003	0.003	[32]