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 Food Pathway Ingestion of Contaminated Fish and
Shellfish
CPC f IR FI EF ED
Intake(mg / kg - day) =
(E6)
BW AT
where
CPCf =
Contaminant concentration in fish (mg/kg)
IR
=
Ingestion rate (kg/meal)
FI
=
Fraction ingested from contaminated sediment (unitless)
EF
=
Exposure frequency (meals/year)
ED
=
Exposure duration (years)
BW
=
Body weight (kg)
AT
=
Averaging time (period over which exposure is averaged:
days)
E6
Appendix E Human Exposure Equations
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