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Table 6

Comparison of inadvertent soil ingestion rate (mg/day). For the BfS guide, two exposure patterns are considered: (1) Stay in a garden (1000 hours a year); (2) Stay on an outside area (100 or 250 hours a year). For S-Risk, the acronyms of exposure scenario are explained in Table 1.

 Age category FR BfS   RCLEA S-Risk     



  (1) (2)   Age category AGR/RES RES-ng IND-l IND-h
1–2 100 13.7 137 150.7 1–2 68.4 40 0 0
3–7 100 20.5 82 3–5 54.9 32 0 0
8–12 50 4.1 16.4 101.4 6–9 41.85 18.25 0 0
13–17   40   4.1   16.4   –   10–14 40.05 15.64 0 0
15–20 38.25 12.6 5.2 30.8
Adult 40 1.6 16.4 60.3 (residential) 71.2 (allotment) > 20 34.65 10.6 5.2 30.8

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