Epa exposure factors handbook children

< Consult "Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook," EPA-600-P-00-002B, for factors to assess children's inhalation rates (49). An updated External Draft of the 2006 version of this handbook is available (50). VI. Toxicity reference values. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the final report of highlights of the Exposure Factors Handbook, including excerpts from each chapter and summaries of key recommendations for each of the exposure factors. < Consult "Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook," EPA-600-P-00-002B, for factors to assess children's drinking water consumption and inhalation rates; a 2006 draft version is also available (151, 152). Supporting references and summaries are provided in the TEACH database at: http The values for exposure factors used in assessment of human exposure to chemical substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 are provided in this document. (U.S. EPA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2011. Exposure Factors Handbook 2011 Edition (Final) . The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Exposure Factors Handbook (1997) is a good source for locating ranges and percentiles for various exposure information that may be relevant to the site being evaluated. The key to calculating the most accurate exposure dose is to identify Children especially, have greater exposure to contaminants through soil ingestion than adults do. Estimating the amount of soil ingested by It is realistically very difficult to measure excrements accurately, and previous studies based on the US EPA Exposure Factors Handbook made The Australian exposure factor guidance handbook (2012) is intended to provide risk assessors with sets of tabulated data on human factors that may c Drinking water ingestion rate for 6 to <12 month old child, from US EPA 2008, Table 3-14. d Average and 95th percentile (rounded) per capita intakes This Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook is intended to support EPA/ORD/NCEA's efforts to improve exposure and risk assessments for children. Child-specific exposure factors handbook. [National Center for Environmental Assessment (Washington, D.C.); United States. Add to Book Bag Remove from Book Bag. "This Highlights document presents an overview of the information provided in the U.S. EPA's Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook (U.S. EPA 2008a). Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook (EPA/600/R/06/096A). Populations and Exposure Factors. Exposure assessments are typically done for a defined population, for example, the general population of individuals in a country, adults of working age, or children < 10 years old. Children are exposed to lead more often by hand-mouth behavior from time spent on dusty floors. Small children and pregnant women are populations at high risk when exposed to lead and it is necessary to keep evaluating their current exposure status.