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PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY - Biology East Borneo

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482 EXAMPLE <strong>OF</strong> RISK ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONSPbB fetal,0.95 = GSD 1.645 i × (PbS × BKSF × IR S × EF S )+ PbB adult,0 × R fetal / maternalATwhere PbBfetal,0.95 = The 95th percentile blood lead concentration for fetuses born towomen similarly exposed to lead in dust. This lead concentrationindicates that the likelihood of a greater blood lead concentrationis 5 percent. The 95th percentile is often used as a regulatory targetby USEPA.1.645GSD i = Individual geometric standard deviation for the variability in leadexposure and absorption. The value of 1.645 is the t value used tocalculate the 95th percentile from a lognormal blood lead distribution.The USEPA recommends a value of 1.8 for the GSD in afairly homogenous population.PbS = Soil or dust lead concentration in µg/g.BKSF = Biokinetic slope factor increased in typical adult blood lead concentrationto average daily lead uptake (µg/dL blood lead increaseper µg/day lead uptake). The BKSF obtained from reliablehuman studies is 0.4 µg/dL per µg/day.IRS = Daily intake of soil or dust. The USEPA recommends 0.05 g/dayas a typical value.AFS = Absorbed fraction of lead in dust from the gastrointestinal tract.The USEPA recommended value for the fraction of lead in soil ordust released from the gastrointestinal tract and absorbed is 0.12.EFS = Exposure frequency for contact with lead in dust. The USEPA recommendsa typical value of 219 days/year.AT = Total period over which dust exposure occurs. This value is typicallyassumed to be 365 days/year.PbBadult,0 = Background blood lead concentration for women of child-bearingage. A representative value is 2.0 µg/dL.Rfetal/maternal = Ratio of fetal blood lead concentration to the maternal blood leadconcentration at birth. The value typically assumed by USEPA is0.9.Assume that workers employed as furniture refinishers may ingest lead in dust during a particularphase of the operation for 3 days a week (approximately 150 days/year). Sampling of the lead-contaminateddust indicates an average lead concentration of 1300 µg/g. What is the calculated 95thpercentile blood lead concentration of a fetus of an exposed female worker? This calculation isillustrated below.PbB fetal,0.95 = 1.8 1.645 ×(1300 µg / g × 0.4 µg / dL ⋅ g / day × 0.05 g / day × 0.12 × 150 days / year)365 days / year+ 2.0 µg / dL × 0.9PbB fetal,0.95 = 7.8 µg/dL

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