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. 2013 Mar;29(1):69–79. doi: 10.5487/TR.2013.29.1.069

Table 5.

Receptor and intake parameters for adult and child residents used in the human health risk assessment

Parameter Child Resident CTE Child Resident RME Adult Resident CTE Adult Resident RME

Lifetime (years) 70 70 70 70
Body weight (kg) 15 15 70 70
Exposure frequency for sediment (events/year) 130 350 40 350
Exposure duration for sediment (year) 6 6 9 30
Ingestion rate for sediment [mg/day] 90 200 40 100
Total skin surface area [cm2] 6800 7280 18400 23000
Fraction of skin exposed to sediment [-] 0.13 0.55 0.11 0.25
Sediment/skin adherence factor [mg/cm2] 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2