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. 2018 Feb 23;16(2):e05125. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5125

Table 65.

Dermal exposures for residents (75th percentile from data on potential dermal exposures) (adapted and amended from EFSA PPR Panel, 2015b)

Method of application (distance from sprayer)
Dermal (mL spray dilution/person)
Adults Children
Arable/ground boom sprayer (from BREAM)
2 m 0.47 0.33
5 m 0.24 0.22
10 m 0.20 0.18
Orchard/broadcast air assisted applications (Lloyd et al. 1987) a
2–3 m n.a. n.a.
5 m 5.63 1.689
10 m 5.63 1.689

n.a.: not available.

a

The only available values are for the 8‐m distance downwind from the middle of the tree trunk, which are assumed to represent a 5‐m distance from the edge of the orchard; the same value is used for 5 and 10 m.