Exposure factors handbook
HERO ID
94622
Reference Type
Technical Report
Subtype
EPA Report
Year
1990
Language
English
| HERO ID | 94622 |
|---|---|
| Material Type | EPA Report |
| Year | 1990 |
| Title | Exposure factors handbook |
| Authoring Organization | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Abstract | The document provides a summary of the available data on various factors used in assessing human exposure including drinking water consumption, consumption rates of broad classes of food including fruits, vegetables, beef, dairy products, and fish; soil ingestion; inhalation rate; skin area; lifetime; activity patterns; and body weight. Additionally, a number of specific exposure scenarios are identified with recommendations for default values to use when site-specific data are not available. The basic equations using these parameters to calculate exposure levels are also presented for each scenario. Default values are presented as ranges from typical to reasonable worst case and as frequency distributions where appropriate data were available. Finally, procedures for assessing the uncertainties in exposure assessments are also presented with illustrative examples. These procedures include qualitative and quantitative methods such as Monte Carlo and sensitivity analysis. |
| Report Number | EPA/600/8-89/043 |
| Url | http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=30001I91.txt |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Number Of Pages | 278 |
| Comments | Cited as Konz, J. J.; Lisi, K.; Friebele, E.; Dixon, D. A., 1989 in 0907,00 and 1989b in 243,00. |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
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