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EndosulfanEndosulfanSulphateγ -ChlordaneGlyphosateHeptachlorMin. Ext.T-studentLogisticLogisticLogistic1.00 7.50 2.65 1.07 4.08E -06 E -06 E -06 E -06 E -019.16 3.70 2.17 4.01 1.88E -06 E -05 E -05 E -06 E -011.53 8.90 2.05 4.29 2.05E -06 E -06 E -06 E -07 E -015.01 1.11 1.59 1.22 7.86E -03 E +00 E -01 E -01 E -011.55 6.30 2.04 4.02 2.03E -05 E -05 E -05 E -06 E -01E -04 E -03Like. Sc.1.85 2.11E -06Mid.2.17E -05E -06Sc.3.54E -06Sc.4.89E -07Sc.1.00E -01Sc.3.39E -06a Minimum value of concentration of the fitted distributionbMaximum valuec Standard deviationdCoefficient of variabilitye Midpointf Scaleg Minimum extremehLikeliesti LocationFor the calculation of ADDI, the incidental ingestion rate for water during bathingwas assumed as being 0.05 L per hour of the bath event duration according toUSEPA (1989).The duration of the bath event (tevent, relevant for the absorbed dose per eventcalculation —DAevent in Eq. 3) and its frequency during the year (EF, common toEq. 2 and 3) were probabilistically estimated based on a questionnaire administeredby the authors conducted in the Del Azul bath resort during the summer of 2010-2011 (Peluso et. al., 2011b).The duration of exposure (ED, common to Eq. 2 and 3) was probabilisticallytreated, assuming a triangular probability distribution with the lower and upperlimits equaling 1 and 30 years respectively, and mode equaling 15 (Peluso et al,2011b).The probability distribution model and its descriptive parameters of the BodyWeight (BW of Eq. 2) and Body Height (necessary to estimate the Exposed SkinArea) were based on Lejarraga and Orfila (1987), which consisted of theanthropometric data specified for the population of Argentina.The Exposed Skin Area (ESA from Eq. 3) was calculated based on the DuBois andDuBois (1916) equation corrected by a factor called bath pattern (Eq. 11). Thisfactor expresses a measure of skin surface which is effectively submerged in theAcademyPublish.org - The Impact of Pesticides251