EnviroPRA2 (version 1.0.1)

INH: Inhalation of resuspended soil particles

Description

Estimates the Intake rate of chemicals by inhalation of resuspended soil particles [mg/Kg*day]

Usage

INH(C = 10, EF = 350, ED = 24, PEF = 1.36^9, AT = 365 * ED)

Value

Chemical intake rate by inhalation of soil particles I [mg/Kg*day] - Object class "numeric"

Arguments

C

Concentration of chemicals in soil(mg/kg)

EF

Exposure frequency (day/year)

ED

Exposure duration (years)

PEF

Particle emision factor meaning resuspended particles(m^3/kg)

AT

Averaging time [day] (Note that for No carcinogenic effects AT should be equal to 365*ED)

Author

F. Barrio-Parra

References

US Environmental Protection Agency, 2011. Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA/600/R-(September), pp 1466.

Examples

# Estimated dose for the estimation of carcinogenic effects due to the 
# inhalation of soil particles  that contains 45 mg/Kg of As in a residencial 
# scenario (default EPA Maximum Reasonable Exposure parameters)

INH(C= 45, AT = 365*70)

# For non-carcinogenic effects:

INH(C= 45)