Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) References Examples
Estimates the chemical Intake rate by Drinking Water [mg/Kg*day]
1 | DWIR(CW = 1, IRW = 2, EF = 350, ED = 24, BW = 80, AT = 365 * 70)
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CW |
Chemical concentrtion in water [mg/L] |
IRW |
Water Ingestion Rate [L/Day] |
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) |
Chemical intake rate by drinking water I [mg/Kg*day]
F. Barrio-Parra
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2011. Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA/600/R-(September), pp 1466.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | # Estimate the dermal absorbed dose during swiming in waters with a carcinogenic chemical
# (water concentration of 250 mg/m^3)
DWIR ( CW = 250)
# For a systemic effect:
DWIR ( CW= 250, AT=24*365)
# Specifying all the parameters for the carcinogenic case
DWIR ( CW=250, IR=1.5, EF = 300, ED = 24, BW = 85)
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[1] 2.054795
[1] 5.993151
[1] 1.243237
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