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(VCCEP) Tier 1 Pilot Submission for BENZENE - Tera

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Table 8.3. Points of departure <strong>for</strong> margin of safety approach<br />

Calculation of absorbed-dose points of departure (POD) <strong>for</strong> benzene.<br />

Cancer Noncancer<br />

General General<br />

Unit Population Population<br />

Initial value ppm 0.1 1<br />

Conversion factor 1 mg/m 3 per ppm 3.19 3.19<br />

Inhalation rate m 3 /day 20 20<br />

Absorption factor % 50% 50%<br />

Body weight kg 70 70<br />

Point of departure mg/kg-day 0.05 0.5<br />

Note: Because all points of departure are calculated on an absorbed-dose basis, the same value is<br />

Note: used <strong>for</strong> all pathways (inhalation, ingestion, and dermal).<br />

Initial value<br />

(general population)<br />

Point of departure =<br />

Benzene <strong>VCCEP</strong> <strong>Submission</strong><br />

March 2006<br />

= Initial Valueworkplace × 5 days ×<br />

3<br />

7 days 3<br />

Initial Value gen. pop. × Conversion Factor 1 × Inhalation Rate × Absorption Factor<br />

Body Weight<br />

176<br />

10 m 3 /day<br />

20 m 3 /day

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