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Table 6-22. Daily Inhalation Rates Estimated From Daily Activities a<br />

Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook<br />

Chapter 6 - Inhalation Rates<br />

Subject<br />

Inhalation Rate (m3 /hour) Daily Inhalation Rate (DIR) b<br />

(m3 Resting Light Activity<br />

/day)<br />

Child (10 years) 0.29 0.78 14.8<br />

Infant (1 year) 0.09 0.25 3.76<br />

Newborn 0.03 0.09 0.78<br />

a Assumptions made were based on 8 hours resting and 16 hours light activity for adults and children (10 yrs); 14<br />

hours resting and 10 hours light activity for infants (1 yr); 23 hours resting and 1 hour light activity for newborns.<br />

b<br />

1<br />

DIR =<br />

T<br />

i = 1<br />

DIR = Daily Inhalation Rate<br />

IRi = Corresponding inhalation rate at ith activity<br />

ti = Hours spent during the ith activity<br />

k = Number of activity periods<br />

T = Total time of the exposure period (i.e., a day)<br />

Source: ICRP, 1981.<br />

K<br />

∑<br />

IR t<br />

i i<br />

Page Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook<br />

6-38 September 2008

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