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Appendix 5Re-entry Worker Exposure Estimate and Risk Assessment – Out-door Crops(Example calculations <strong>for</strong> Table XII)Scenarios 1 & 2, 3c & 4c: Berries (0.8kg/ha with 1 or 2 applications per year)Re-entry by a worker <strong>for</strong> picking: dermal exposure.Assuming an application <strong>of</strong> 800g dichlorvos/ha.A working day <strong>of</strong> 8 hours is assumed.For <strong>the</strong> transfer <strong>of</strong> residues from foliage to <strong>the</strong> clo<strong>the</strong>s or skin <strong>of</strong> a worker, a TC value <strong>of</strong>3000 cm 2 /hr is used (UK CRD, 2008a).A DFR value <strong>of</strong> 0.5 μg/cm 2 per kg a.s./ha applied is used (based on Casida et al., 1962in APVMA, 2008b) (See paragraphs 5.9 & 5.10).Predicted exposure <strong>for</strong> this scenario is thusD = DFR x TC x DA x WR x AR x P / BWWhere:D = Dermal Exposure [μg a.s./person*d]DFR = Dislodgeable Foliar Residue per kg a.s./ha = 0.5 μg a.s./cm² per kga.s./haTC = Transfer Coefficient [cm²/person/h] = 3000 [cm²/person/h]DA = percentage dermal absorption (30%), expressed as a fractionWR = Work Rate [8 hours/day]AR = <strong>Application</strong> Rate [0.8 kg a.s./ha]P = Penetration Factor <strong>for</strong> Clothing [= 1] which assumes one layer <strong>of</strong> ordinaryclothing is taken into accountBW = bodyweight (70 kg)Dermal Exposure (D) is 41 μg a.s./kg b.w./day.D = 0.5 x 3000 x 0.3 x 8 x 0.8 x 1 = 2880 / 7070With PPE:The German BBA Model <strong>for</strong> re-entry tasks assumes a Penetration Factor (P) <strong>for</strong> PPE as0.05 (i.e. 95% protection, given by hood/visor + overalls over long-sleeved shirt andlong-legged trousers + boots + gloves).Applying <strong>the</strong>se figures to <strong>the</strong> Penetration Factor <strong>for</strong> Clothing (P) in <strong>the</strong> above equationgives <strong>the</strong> previous D x 0.05.Dichlorvos reassessment – application Page 366 <strong>of</strong> 436

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