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Exposure Factors HandbookUS Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Center for
Environmental Assessment
Washington, DC
20460
| Draft, August 1996
The Exposure Factors Handbook is a one-stop source for data on human
behaviors
and characteristics which affect exposure to environmental contaminants.
The
Handbook provides a summary of the available statistical data on various
factors
used in assessing human exposure; data for children are included when
known.
Volume I, General Factors (EPA/600/P-95/002Ba) includes an introduction
and
discussion of uncertainty and provides data on drinking water
consumption, soil
ingestion, inhalation rates, and dermal factors, including skin area and
soil
adherence factors. Volume II, Food Ingestion (EPA/600/P-95/002Bb)
provides data
on consumption of fruits and vegetables, fish, meat and dairy products,
homegrown foods and breast milk. Volume III, Activity Factors (EPA/600/P-
95/002Bc) provides data on human activity factors, consumer product use
and
residence. In each volume, the basic equations using the parameters for
calculating exposure levels are provided as are the recommended values
for
various segments of the population, including children, who may have
characteristics different from the general population. |
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