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

AT = Averaging time of outdoor worker (25 years)<br />

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

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

RfDo = Oral reference dose (chemical specific) (mg/kg-day)<br />

SA = Surface area exposed <strong>for</strong> adult (3300 cm 2 /day)<br />

AF = Adherence factor (0.2 mg/cm 2 )<br />

ABS = Skin absorption (chemical-specific)<br />

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

Outdoor Commercial/Industrial Worker<br />

Eq. 21<br />

mg/kg =<br />

1<br />

. 15 +<br />

1<br />

1<br />

. 17 +<br />

1<br />

. 19<br />

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

Outdoor Commercial/Industrial Worker<br />

Eq.22<br />

mg/kg =<br />

3.4 Equations <strong>for</strong> Ambient Air<br />

1<br />

. 16 +<br />

Inhalation of Carcinogenic Contaminants<br />

Eq. 23<br />

where:<br />

µg/m 3 ) =<br />

1<br />

1<br />

. 18 +<br />

TR AT<br />

ET EF ED 1<br />

. 20<br />

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

AT = Averaging time (25 years x 365 days/year x 24 hours/day)<br />

ET = Exposure time (24 hours/day)<br />

EF = Exposure frequency (350 days/year)<br />

ED = Exposure duration of adult resident (30 years)<br />

IURi = Inhalation unit risk (chemical specific) (μg/m 3 ) -1<br />

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