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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Int. 2020 Jun 17;142:105810. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105810

Table 3:

Results of the Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis to Calculate MLE, Low, and High Dose Estimates for Chen et al. (2010)

Cumulative iAs water exposure, μg/L · years Dose Scenarios Mean Standard Deviation 0% 1% 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95% 99% 100%
< 400 High 0.802 0.014 0.764 0.775 0.781 0.786 0.793 0.802 0.811 0.821 0.826 0.837 0.852
Low 0.805 0.014 0.767 0.778 0.784 0.789 0.796 0.804 0.814 0.823 0.828 0.840 0.854
MLE 0.804 0.014 0.765 0.776 0.783 0.787 0.794 0.803 0.813 0.822 0.827 0.838 0.853
400–1,000 High 1.052 0.016 1.008 1.017 1.027 1.033 1.042 1.051 1.062 1.072 1.078 1.091 1.111
Low 1.052 0.016 1.008 1.017 1.027 1.033 1.042 1.051 1.062 1.073 1.078 1.091 1.111
MLE 1.052 0.016 1.008 1.017 1.027 1.033 1.042 1.051 1.062 1.072 1.078 1.091 1.111
1,000–5,000 High 1.893 0.032 1.781 1.818 1.839 1.852 1.872 1.893 1.915 1.935 1.945 1.969 1.995
Low 1.887 0.032 1.776 1.812 1.834 1.847 1.866 1.888 1.909 1.929 1.940 1.963 1.989
MLE 1.890 0.032 1.779 1.815 1.837 1.849 1.869 1.891 1.912 1.932 1.943 1.966 1.992
5,000–10,000 High 4.245 0.123 3.880 3.961 4.032 4.086 4.164 4.245 4.329 4.397 4.443 4.526 4.677
Low 4.238 0.123 3.874 3.955 4.026 4.080 4.157 4.239 4.322 4.390 4.436 4.519 4.669
MLE 4.241 0.123 3.877 3.958 4.029 4.083 4.161 4.242 4.326 4.393 4.439 4.523 4.673
>10,000 High 20.487 0.597 18.322 19.152 19.481 19.720 20.083 20.478 20.867 21.292 21.477 21.858 22.285
Low 18.687 0.543 16.718 17.475 17.774 17.992 18.320 18.679 19.032 19.420 19.588 19.935 20.325
MLE 19.555 0.569 17.492 18.284 18.598 18.826 19.171 19.547 19.917 20.323 20.499 20.863 21.271