Research Article

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Concentrations in Drinking Water in Villages along the Huai River in China and Their Association with High Cancer Incidence in Local Population

Table 1

Values and probability distributions of parameters used in exposure assessment.

DefinitionUnitsDistributionsLifetime exposureReference

Average time (AT)Day25550[14]
Body weight (BW)KgLognormal62.1[15]
Dermal permeability coefficient (Kp)cm/h1.2[14]
Exposure duration (ED)YearUniform0–70[14]
Exposure frequency (EF)Day/year350[14]
Exposure (ET)h/dayLognormal0.15[15]
Ingestion rate (IR)L/dayLognormal2.39[15]
Surface area (SA)cm2Lognormal16000[15]
Slope factor (SF)(mg/kg/day)−17.3[16]