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. 2014 Feb 28;11(3):2504–2520. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110302504

Table 1.

Values of variables for human health risk assessment.

Parameters Unit Definition Value References
Child Adult
C mg/kg heavy metal concentration
ABSd -- dermal absorption factor 0.03 0.001 [16]
AF mg/cm2 soil to skin adherence factor 0.2 0.07 [15]
BW kg average body weight 16.2 61.8 [17]
ED year exposure duration 6 30 [15]
EF d/year exposure frequency 350 350 [15]
ET h/d exposure time 24 24 [15]
IngR mg/d soil ingestion rate for receptor 200 100 [15]
SA cm2/event Skin surface area available for exposure 2,800 5,700 [15]
ATnc d averaging time for non-carcinogenic ED × 365 [15]
ATca d averaging time for carcinogenic LT × 365 [15]
DFSadj mg × year/kg/d soil dermal contact factor-age-adjusted 362.4 [18]
IR mg × year/kg/d Soil ingestion rate-age adjusted 113 [18]
LT year lifetime 72 [19]
PEF m3/kg Soil-to-air particulate emission factor 1.36 × 109 [15]