Child-specific exposure factors handbook
HERO ID
196062
Reference Type
Technical Report
Subtype
EPA Report
Year
2008
Language
English
| HERO ID | 196062 |
|---|---|
| Material Type | EPA Report |
| Year | 2008 |
| Title | Child-specific exposure factors handbook |
| Authoring Organization | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Abstract | The National Center for Environmental Assessment Staff (NCEA) have prepared this handbook to provide information on various physiological and behavioral factors commonly used in assessing children’s exposure to environmental chemicals. Children have different exposure circumstances than do adults. Understanding these differences is key for evaluating potential for environmental hazards from pollutants. They consume more of certain foods and water and have higher inhalation rates per unit of body weight than adults. Young children play close to the ground and come into contact with contaminated soil outdoors and with contaminated dust on surfaces and carpets indoors. Ingestion of human milk may be another potential pathway of exposure for infants and young children. Cover of the Child-Specific Exposure Factors HandbookIn 1997, NCEA published the first Exposure Factors Handbook (EPA/600/P-95/002Fa-c), which includes exposure factors and related data on both adults and children. The goal of the Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook is to consolidate all child exposure data into one single document. This document would provide a summary of the available and up-to-date statistical data on various factors assessing child exposures. These factors include drinking water consumption, soil ingestion and non-dietary factors, inhalation rates, dermal factors including skin area and soil adherence factors, consumption of fruits and vegetables, fish, meats, dairy products, homegrown foods, human milk, activity patterns, body weight, and consumer products. This report is an update of the 2002 interim final version of this handbook. The 2008 version provides analysis of exposure factors data using EPA's recommended age groups for assessing childhood exposures. |
| Report Number | EPA/600/R-06/096F |
| Ntis Number | PB2009101834 |
| Url | https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/risk/recordisplay.cfm?deid=199243 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Number Of Pages | 687 |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
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