Table 1.
Per capita cancer and noncancer human health risks by chemical and media for chemicals other than lead.
| Chemical (media assessed) | Cancer risk | Noncancer risk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per µg/m3 in air | Permg/kg in soil | Per µg/L inwater | Per µg/m3 in air | Permg/kg in soil | Per µg/L inwater | |
| Aldrin (W) | NA | NA | 5.35 × 10–4 | NA | NA | 2.22 × 10–6 |
| Asbestos (A) | 2.30 × 10–1a | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cadmium (A,S,W) | 1.80 × 10–3 | NA | NA | 5.00 × 10–5 | 2.67 × 10–8 | 1.33 × 10–7 |
| Chromium VI (A,S,W) | 8.40 × 10–2 | 9.71 × 10–8b | 2.09 × 10–5 | NA | NA | NA |
| DDT (W) | NA | NA | 1.07 × 10–5 | NA | NA | 1.33 × 10–7 |
| Lindane (S,W) | NA | 5.08 × 10–6 | 3.45 × 10–5 | NA | 8.85 × 10–8 | 2.22 × 10–7 |
| Mercury, inorganic (A,S,W) | NA | NA | NA | 5.68 × 10–8 | 8.85 × 10–8 | 2.22 × 10–7 |
| Abbreviations: A, air; DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; NA, not assessed; S, soil; W, water.aFibers/cubic centimeter. bInhaled airborne dust. | ||||||