Table 1.
Values of variables for human health risk assessment.
Parameters | Unit | Definition | Value | References | |
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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] |