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. 2015 Mar 30;35(11):1292–1308. doi: 10.1002/jat.3132

Table 6.

Lifetime average daily dose (LADD) and cancer‐based margin of exposure (MOE) and margin of safety (MOS)

Route of Exposure Intake (mg/kg‐day)
Central Tendency Upper‐Bound Regulatory Default
Total Dietary Intakea 1.6E‐07 2.5E‐07 1.1E‐06
Drinking Water 5.0E‐09 1.6E‐08 5.4E‐08
Soil/Dust 5.4E‐08 3.7E‐07 2.7E‐06
Total Dose 2.2E‐07 6.4E‐07 3.9E‐06
MOE b 5.8E+08 2.0E+08 3.3E+07
MOS c 1.5E+03 5.0E+02 8.3E+01
a

Includes breast milk and food consumption as appropriate to the receptor.

b

Calculated using a POD of 126.6 mg/kg‐day.

c

Calculated using a RSD of 0.00032 mg/kg‐day (10−6 risk level).