EnviroPRA2 (version 1.0.1)

SIR: Chemical intake by accidental soil ingestion

Description

Estimates the chemical Intake rate by accidental soil ingestion [mg/Kg*day]

Usage

SIR(CS = 1, IR = 100, FI = 1, EF = 350, ED = 24, BW = 80, AT = 365 * 70)

Value

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

Arguments

CS

Chemical concentrtion in soil [mg/Kg]

IR

Soil Ingestion Rate [mg/Day]

FI

Fraction ingested from contaminated source [-]

EF

Exposure frequency [day/yr]

ED

Exposure duration [yr]

BW

Body weight [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

# Ingestion rate for a children weighing 20 Kg who ingest 200 mg 
# of soil every day, 250 days per year during 10 years. 95-UCL of
# Arsenic in soil is 25 mg/Kg

# Carcinogenic effects

SIR ( CS = 25, BW = 20, IR = 200, ED = 10, EF = 250)

# Systemic effects

SIR ( CS = 25, BW = 20, IR = 200, ED = 10, EF = 250, AT = 365*10)