EnviroPRA2 (version 1.0.1)

RISKdermal: Risk for dermal contact

Description

Returns the Risk for dermal exposure with chemicals (carcinogenic effects)

Usage

RISKdermal(AD, SF, GI)

Value

Risk [-] - Object class "numeric"

Arguments

AD

Absorbed dose [mg/Kg*day]

SF

Slope Factor [(mg/Kg*day)^-1] (chemical specific)

GI

Gastrointestinal Absorption factor (chemical specific) [-]

Author

F. Barrio-Parra

See Also

AD

Examples

# Assess if there is carcinogenic risk for an dadult thorug dermal 
# contact exposed to a soil that contains 45 mg/Kg of As in a residencial 
# scenario (default EPA Maximum Reasonable Exposure parameters)

SFAs = 1.5

# Dermal Absorption Factor

ABSAs = 3e-02

# Gastrointestinal Absorption Factor

GIAs = 1

I = AD (CS = 45,ABS = ABSAs)

RISKdermal (AD = I, SF = SFAs, GI = GIAs)