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Appendix 1: Detailed Soil Guideline Value Calculations
Note: The combined SGVs(health) shown in the following calculations are not rounded. For rounded SGVs(health) see tables 54 and 55.
Table A1.1: General and scenario-specific exposure parameters
| Generic factors | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body weight (child): |
15 kg |
Averaging time (non-threshold): |
75 years |
||||||
Body weight (adult): |
70 kg |
Averaging time (threshold): |
6 years |
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Scenario-specific factors |
Lifestyle block |
Standard residential |
High-density residential |
Parks/ |
Commercial/industrial indoor worker |
Commercial/ industrial outdoor worker |
Unit |
||
Exposure frequency |
350 |
350 |
350 |
200 / 150 |
230 |
230 |
day/year |
||
Exposure duration (child) |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
years |
||
Exposure duration (adult) |
24 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
20 |
20 |
years |
||
Soil ingestion rate (child) |
45 |
45 |
25 |
15 |
|
|
mg/day |
||
Soil ingestion rate (adult) |
25 |
25 |
15 |
75 |
0 |
50 |
mg/day |
||
Age-adjusted ingestion factor |
26.6 |
23.0 |
13.0 |
6.0 / 15.0 |
0 |
14.3 |
mg year/kg day |
||
Inhalation rate (child) |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
|
|
m3/day |
||
Inhalation rate (adult) |
13.3 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
20 |
8 |
10.4 |
m3/day |
||
Age-adjusted inhalation rate |
7.3 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
2.7 / 4.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
m3 year/kg day |
||
Particulate retention |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
dimensionless |
||
Particle emission factor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
m3/kg |
||
Skin area (child) |
1,900 |
1,900 |
1,900 |
1,900 |
|
|
cm2 |
||
Skin area (adult) |
4,850 |
4,850 |
4,850 |
3,670 |
3,670 |
3,670 |
cm2 |
||
Soil adherence (child) |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
|
|
mg/cm2 |
||
Soil adherence (adult) |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.005 |
0.06 |
0 |
0.04 |
mg/cm2 |
||
Age-adjusted dermal exposure factor |
47.0 |
40.1 |
20.1 |
30.4 / 44 |
0 |
41.9 |
dimensionless |
||
Produce ingestion (child) |
0.0105 |
0.0105 |
|
|
|
|
kg/day (DW) |
||
Produce ingestion (adult) |
0.0322 |
0.0322 |
|
|
|
|
kg/day (DW) |
||
Proportion of above-ground produce |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
dimensionless |
||
Proportion of root (not tuber) produce |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
dimensionless |
||
Proportion of tuber produce |
0.6 |
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
dimensionless |
||
Age-adjusted produce ingestion |
0.0152 |
0.0106 |
0.0 |
|
|
|
kg year/kg day |
||
1 The parks/recreational scenario has alternate scenarios for a child and adult, calculated separately, with the worst case becoming the guideline value. In such cases, child and adult parameters are shown above as child / adult.
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based arsenic soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Non-threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0000086 |
Skin absorption factor |
0.005 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0.011 |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0.011 |
|
||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0.001 |
|
||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.005 |
|
||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0000086 |
0.0000086 |
na |
0.0000086 |
||||||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0000086 |
0.0000086 |
na |
0.0000086 |
||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
25 |
2,861 |
na |
na |
88 |
18 |
25 |
20 |
10 |
|
Standard residential |
29 |
3,355 |
na |
na |
126 |
25 |
29 |
24 |
14 |
|
High-density residential |
52 |
6,710 |
na |
na |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
105 |
7,128 |
na |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
72 |
4,881 |
na |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based boron soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.2 |
Skin absorption factor |
0 |
|
||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
na |
|
||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
na |
|
||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.08 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
na |
|
||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.017 |
Max conc. in produce (mg/kg DW) |
300 |
|
||
10% produce additional background intake |
0.021 |
|
|
|
|
|
50% produce additional background intake |
0.105 |
|
|
|
|
|
Scenario |
Soil Ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Combined SGV |
||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.120 |
na |
na |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.183 |
na |
na |
|||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
41,714 |
na |
na |
41,714 |
34,414 |
5,214 |
Standard residential |
41,714 |
na |
na |
41,714 |
34,414 |
5,214 |
High-density residential |
75,086 |
na |
na |
75,086 |
|
|
Parks / recreation |
219,000 |
na |
na |
219,000 |
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
NL |
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
406,578 |
na |
na |
406,578 |
|
|
Note: BCF not used for produce pathway. Additional background intake subtracted from TDI on assumption that maximum plant tissue boron concentration = 30 mg/kg dry weight.
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based cadmium soil guideline values – JECFA TDI (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.001 |
Skin absorption factor |
0.001 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
Depend on pH and soil conc. See separate calculations |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
|
|||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00041 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
|
|||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00026 |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
|
|||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00059 |
0.00059 |
na |
0.00059 |
|
|
|
|||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00074 |
0.00074 |
na |
0.00074 |
|
|
|
|||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
pH 5 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
5.2 |
0.51 |
205 |
5 |
0.51 |
pH 5.5 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
8.5 |
0.86 |
205 |
8 |
0.86 |
|
pH 6 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
14 |
1.4 |
205 |
13 |
1.4 |
|
pH 6.5 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
22 |
2.4 |
205 |
20 |
2.3 |
|
pH 7 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
34 |
3.8 |
205 |
29 |
3.7 |
|
pH 7.5 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
52 |
6.1 |
205 |
41 |
5.9 |
|
pH 8 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
80 |
9.7 |
205 |
57 |
9.3 |
|
Standard residential |
pH 5 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
5.2 |
0.51 |
205 |
5 |
0.51 |
pH 5.5 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
8.5 |
0.86 |
205 |
8 |
0.86 |
|
pH 6 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
14 |
1.4 |
205 |
13 |
1.4 |
|
pH 6.5 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
22 |
2.4 |
205 |
20 |
2.3 |
|
pH 7 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
34 |
3.8 |
205 |
29 |
3.7 |
|
pH 7.5 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
52 |
6.1 |
205 |
41 |
5.9 |
|
pH 8 |
205 |
121,438 |
na |
na |
80 |
9.7 |
205 |
57 |
9.3 |
|
High-density residential |
369 |
242,876 |
na |
na |
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
1,077 |
212,516 |
na |
|
|
|
1,071 |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
1,644 |
559,975 |
na |
|
|
|
1,639 |
|
|
|
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based chromium III soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
1.5 |
Skin absorption factor |
0 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0.0324 |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0.0324 |
|
||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0012 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0.0324 |
|
||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00053 |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.0324 |
|
||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0000086 |
0.0000086 |
na |
0.0000086 |
||||||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0000086 |
0.0000086 |
na |
0.0000086 |
||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
495,357 |
na |
na |
na |
655,234 |
131,047 |
495,357 |
282,094 |
103,631 |
|
Standard residential |
495,357 |
na |
na |
na |
655,234 |
131,047 |
495,357 |
282,094 |
103,631 |
|
High-density residential |
891,643 |
na |
na |
na |
|
|
891,643 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
2,600,625a |
na |
na |
|
|
|
2,600,625a |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
3,165,978a |
na |
na |
|
|
|
3,165,978a |
|
|
|
Note: Background intake less than 5% of the TDI, therefore background taken as 5% of the TDI.
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
a calculated values greater then 1,000,000 are impossible in reality and indicate no limit.
Health-based chromium VI soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.003 |
Skin absorption factor |
0 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0.0324 |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0.0324 |
|
||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
No data |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0.0324 |
|
||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
No data |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.0324 |
|
||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00285 |
na |
na |
0.00285 |
||||||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00285 |
na |
na |
0.00285 |
||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
991 |
na |
na |
na |
1,310 |
262 |
991 |
564 |
207 |
|
Standard residential |
991 |
na |
na |
na |
1,310 |
262 |
991 |
564 |
207 |
|
High-density residential |
1,783 |
na |
na |
na |
|
|
1,783 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
5,201 |
na |
na |
|
|
|
5,201 |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
na |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
6,332 |
na |
na |
|
|
|
6,332 |
|
|
|
Note: There is no data on the background intake of CrVI. In accordance with MfE (2010b) the background intake is taken to be 5 per cent of the tolerable daily intake.
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based copper soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.15 |
Skin absorption factor |
0 |
|
||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
na |
|
||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
na |
|
||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.056 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
na |
|
||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.02 |
Max conc. in produce (mg/kg DW) |
30 |
|
||
10% produce additional background intake |
0.0021 |
|
|
|
|
|
50% produce additional background intake |
0.0105 |
|
|
|
|
|
Scenario |
Soil Ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Combined SGV |
||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0940 |
na |
na |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.1300 |
na |
na |
|||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
32,676 |
na |
na |
32,676 |
31,946 |
29,026 |
Standard residential |
32,676 |
na |
na |
32,676 |
31,946 |
29,026 |
High-density residential |
58,817 |
na |
na |
58,817 |
|
|
Parks / recreation |
171,550 |
na |
na |
171,550 |
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
NL |
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
288,826 |
na |
na |
288,826 |
|
|
Note: BCF not used for produce pathway. Additional background intake subtracted from TDI on assumption that maximum plant tissue boron concentration = 300 mg/kg dry weight.
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based inorganic lead soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00357 |
Skin absorption factor |
0 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0.019 |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0.015 |
|
||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00097 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0.005 |
|
||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00041 |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.0102 |
|
||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00260 |
na |
na |
0.00260 |
||||||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00316 |
na |
na |
0.00316 |
||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
904 |
na |
na |
na |
3,798 |
760 |
904 |
730 |
413 |
|
Standard residential |
904 |
na |
na |
na |
3,798 |
760 |
904 |
730 |
413 |
|
High-density residential |
1,627 |
na |
na |
na |
|
|
1,627 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
4,745 |
na |
na |
|
|
|
4,745 |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
na |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
7021 |
na |
na |
|
|
|
7,021 |
|
|
|
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based inorganic mercury soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.002 |
Skin absorption factor |
0 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0.04 |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0.07 |
|
||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00005 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0.02 |
|
||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.000065 |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.031 |
|
||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00190 |
na |
na |
0.00190 |
||||||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00190 |
na |
na |
0.00190 |
||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
660 |
na |
na |
na |
913 |
1,836 |
660 |
383 |
143 |
|
Standard residential |
660 |
na |
na |
na |
913 |
1,836 |
660 |
383 |
143 |
|
High-density residential |
1,189 |
na |
na |
na |
|
|
1,189 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
3,468 |
na |
na |
|
|
|
3,468 |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
na |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
4,221 |
na |
na |
|
|
|
4,221 |
|
|
|
Note: Background intake less than 5 per cent of the TDI, therefore background taken as 5 per cent of the TDI.
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based BaP soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Non-threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.000043 |
Skin absorption factor |
0.06 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0.005 |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0.031 |
|
||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0.004 |
|
||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.007 |
|
||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.000043 |
0.000043 |
na |
0.000043 |
||||||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.000043 |
0.000043 |
na |
0.000043 |
||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
127 |
1,192 |
na |
na |
315 |
63 |
114 |
84 |
41 |
|
Standard residential |
146 |
1,398 |
na |
na |
452 |
90 |
132 |
102 |
54 |
|
High-density residential |
259 |
2,796 |
na |
na |
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
523 |
2,970 |
na |
|
|
|
445 |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
358 |
2,034 |
na |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based ∑DDT soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0005 |
Skin absorption factor |
0.018 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0.012 |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0.038 |
|
||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0000511 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0.038 |
|
||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0000193 |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.0302 |
|
||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0004489 |
0.0004489 |
na |
0.000449 |
||||||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0004750 |
0.0004750 |
na |
0.000475 |
||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
156 |
5,133 |
na |
na |
221 |
44 |
151 |
90 |
34 |
|
Standard residential |
156 |
5,133 |
na |
na |
221 |
44 |
151 |
90 |
34 |
|
High-density residential |
281 |
10,266 |
na |
na |
|
|
273 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
819 |
8,983 |
na |
|
|
|
751 |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
1,055 |
19,969 |
na |
|
|
|
1,002 |
|
|
|
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based dieldrin soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0001 |
Skin absorption factor |
0.1 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0.41 |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0.41 |
|
||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0000036 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0.41 |
|
||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0000014 |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.41 |
|
||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.000095 |
0.000095 |
na |
0.000095 |
||||||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.000095 |
0.000095 |
na |
0.000095 |
||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
33 |
196 |
na |
na |
3.45 |
0.69 |
28 |
3.1 |
0.67 |
|
Standard residential |
33 |
196 |
na |
na |
3.45 |
0.69 |
28 |
3.1 |
0.67 |
|
High-density residential |
59 |
391 |
na |
na |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
173 |
342 |
na |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
211 |
719 |
na |
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
Note: Background intake less than 5 percent of the TDI, therefore background taken as 5 per cent of the TDI.
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based dioxin (TCDD/PeCDD dominant) soil guideline values (µg TEQ/kg) |
Threshold |
|
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.000001 |
Skin absorption factor |
0.02 |
|
|||||||
Dermal RHS (µg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0 |
|
|||||||
Inhalation RHS (µg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0 |
|
|||||||
Background intake child (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000033 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0 |
|
|||||||
Background intake adult (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000033 |
|
0.24 |
|
|||||||
|
|
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.0096 |
|
|||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
||||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
||||||
RHS-child background (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000067 |
0.00000067 |
na |
0.00000067 |
|||||||
RHS-adult background (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000067 |
0.00000067 |
na |
0.00000067 |
|||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
0.233 |
6.9 |
na |
na |
1.04 |
0.208 |
0.23 |
0.19 |
0.11 |
||
Standard residential |
0.233 |
6.9 |
na |
na |
1.04 |
0.208 |
0.23 |
0.19 |
0.11 |
||
High-density residential |
0.419 |
14 |
na |
na |
|
|
0.41 |
|
|
||
Parks / recreation |
1.22 |
12 |
na |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
||
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
||
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
1.49 |
25 |
na |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
||
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based dioxin (OCDD/HpCDD dominant) soil guideline values (µg TEQ/kg) |
Threshold |
|
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.000001 |
Skin absorption factor |
0.02 |
|
|||||||
Dermal RHS (µg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0 |
|
|||||||
Inhalation RHS (µg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0 |
|
|||||||
Background intake child (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000033 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0 |
|
|||||||
Background intake adult (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000033 |
|
0.017 |
|
|||||||
|
|
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.00068 |
|
|||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
||||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
||||||
RHS-child background (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000067 |
0.00000067 |
na |
0.00000067 |
|||||||
RHS-adult background (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000067 |
0.00000067 |
na |
0.00000067 |
|||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
0.233 |
6.9 |
na |
na |
14.7 |
2.94 |
0.23 |
0.22 |
0.21 |
||
Standard residential |
0.233 |
6.9 |
na |
na |
14.7 |
2.94 |
0.23 |
0.22 |
0.21 |
||
High-density residential |
0.419 |
14 |
na |
na |
|
|
0.41 |
|
|
||
Parks / recreation |
1.22 |
12 |
na |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
||
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
||
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
1.49 |
25 |
na |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
||
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
Health-based dioxin-like PCB soil guideline values (µg TEQ/kg) |
Threshold |
|
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.000001 |
Skin absorption factor |
0.07 |
|
|||||||
Dermal RHS (µg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0 |
|
|||||||
Inhalation RHS (µg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0 |
|
|||||||
Background intake child (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000033 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0 |
|
|||||||
Background intake adult (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000033 |
|
0.45 |
|
|||||||
|
|
Mean bioconcentration factor |
0.018 |
|
|||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
||||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
||||||
RHS-child background (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000067 |
0.00000067 |
na |
0.00000067 |
|||||||
RHS-adult background (µg/kg BW/day) |
0.00000067 |
0.00000067 |
na |
0.00000067 |
|||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
0.233 |
2.0 |
na |
na |
0.555 |
0.111 |
0.21 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
||
Standard residential |
0.233 |
2.0 |
na |
na |
0.555 |
0.111 |
0.21 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
||
High-density residential |
0.419 |
3.9 |
na |
na |
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
||
Parks / recreation |
1.22 |
3.4 |
na |
|
|
|
0.90 |
|
|
||
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
||
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
1.49 |
7.2 |
na |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
||
NL No limit.
na Not applicable.
Health-based pentachlorophenol soil guideline values (mg/kg) |
Threshold |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.0003 |
Skin absorption factor |
0.24 |
|
||||||
Dermal RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor leaf |
0 |
|
||||||
Inhalation RHS (mg/kg BW/day) |
na |
Bioconcentration factor root |
0 |
|
||||||
Background intake child (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00002 |
Bioconcentration factor tuber |
0 |
|
||||||
Background intake adult (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00002 |
Mean bioconcentration factor |
na |
|
||||||
Scenario |
Soil ingestion |
Dermal |
Inhalation |
Produce ingestion |
Combined SGV |
|||||
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
No produce |
10% produce |
50% produce |
|||||
RHS-child background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00028 |
0.00028 |
na |
0.00028 |
||||||
RHS-adult background (mg/kg BW/day) |
0.00028 |
0.00028 |
na |
0.00028 |
||||||
Rural residential / lifestyle block |
97 |
240 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
69 |
69 |
69 |
|
Standard residential |
97 |
240 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
69 |
69 |
69 |
|
High-density residential |
175 |
480 |
na |
na |
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
Parks / recreation |
511 |
420 |
na |
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial indoor worker |
NL |
NL |
na |
|
|
|
NL |
|
|
|
Commercial / industrial outdoor worker |
622 |
883 |
na |
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
NL = No limit.
na = Not applicable.
