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Human and Ecological Risk Assessment - Earthjustice

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Appendix ICalculation of Health-Based Numbers (HBNs) for CCW Constituent ScreeningTable I-4. Concentration in Fish at Different Trophic Levels (mg/kg)Cfish_TFor Mercury:CfishT Cdiss BCF TCdiss 0 . 05 CwtFor NonvolatileMetals:CfishT Cwt BCF TName Description ValueCdiss Concentration in surface water (dissolved) (mg/L) CalculatedCwt Concentration in surface water (total) (mg/L) Set equal to 1 for HBN calculation0.05 Fraction of total mercury as dissolved methyl mercury Derived from U.S. EPA, 1997aBCF_T3F Bioconcentration factor for trophic level 3, fish filet (L/kg) Chemical-specific (see App. J)BCF_T3W Bioconcentration factor for trophic level 3, fish whole (L/kg) Chemical-specific (see App. J)BCF_T4F Bioconcentration factor for trophic level 4, fish filet (L/kg) Chemical-specific (see App. J)BCF_T4W Bioconcentration factor for trophic level 4, fish whole (L/kg) Chemical-specific (see App. J)Source: U.S. EPA, 1998a.Table I-5. Daily Intake of Contaminant from Consumption of Fish (mg/kg BW/day)IfishCfish F3 CfishTT3F FT4 CfishT 4FIfishCfishTCRfishFfish1,000 BWName Description Value1000 Conversion factor (g/kg)C_fishT3F Concentration of contaminant in fish at different trophic levels (mg/kg) Calculated (Table I-4)C_fishT4F Concentration of contaminant in fish at different trophic levels (mg/kg) Calculated (Table I-4)Cfish T Concentration of contaminant in fish (mg/kg) Calculated (Table I-4)BW Body weight (kg) Age-cohort-specific (Table I-9)CR_fish Consumption rate of fish (g WW/day) Age-cohort-specific (Table I-9)F_fish Fraction of fish intake from contaminated source (unitless) 1 (protective value)F_T3 Fraction of trophic level 3 intake (unitless) 0.36 (U.S. EPA, 1997d)F_T4 Fraction of trophic level 4 intake (unitless) 0.64 (U.S. EPA, 1997d)Source: U.S. EPA, 1998a.April 2010–Draft EPA document. I-4

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