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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2015 Nov 4;26(5):452–457. doi: 10.1038/jes.2015.69

Table 3.

Estimated exposure to arsenic (μg kg−1 d−1) from formula powder compared to mixing water a mong exclusively formula-fed infants.

A) Central tendency model
Formula
Powder
Mixing Water
Total
% Powder
GM Max GM Max GM Max
4 months 0.12 0.16 8.92 0.28 9.05 44% 1%
8 months 0.08 0.12 5.98 0.20 6.06 41% 1%
12 months 0.05 0.07 3.74 0.13 3.80 41% 1%

B) Upper bound model

Formula
Powder
Mixing Water
Total
% Powder
GM Max GM Max GM Max

4 months 0.27 0.24 11.8 0.51 12.1 52% 2%
8 months 0.23 0.23 9.96 0.45 10.2 50% 2%
12 months 0.18 0.19 8.05 0.37 8.23 49% 2%

GM = geometric mean; Max = maximum value across individuals