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Soil BCL <strong>for</strong> Combined Exposure Pathways <strong>for</strong> Carcinogenic Contaminants <strong>for</strong> Indoor<br />

Commercial/Industrial Worker<br />

Eq. 13<br />

mg/kg =<br />

1<br />

1<br />

Eq. 9 +<br />

1<br />

Eq. 11<br />

Soil BCL <strong>for</strong> Combined Exposure Pathways <strong>for</strong> Non-carcinogenic Contaminants <strong>for</strong><br />

Indoor Commercial/Industrial Worker<br />

Eq. 14<br />

mg/kg =<br />

1<br />

1<br />

Eq. 10 +<br />

1<br />

Eq. 12<br />

3.3 Equations <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Outdoor Commercial/Industrial Worker Scenario (Soil)<br />

Ingestion of Carcinogenic Contaminants<br />

Eq. 15<br />

where:<br />

mg/kg =<br />

TR BW AT 365 days/year<br />

10 -6 kg/mg EF ED IRS<br />

TR = Target risk of 10 -6<br />

AT = Averaging time (70 years)<br />

BW = Body weight of adult (70kg)<br />

SFo = Oral cancer slope factor (chemical-specific) (mg/kg-day) -1<br />

EF = Exposure frequency (225 days/year)<br />

ED = Exposure duration (25 years)<br />

IRS = Soil ingestion rate <strong>for</strong> adult (100 mg/day)<br />

15

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