Table 9
Summary of estimated absorbed doses of benzene for infants and children under different exposure scenarios
| Daily dose (μg/day) |
Daily intake (μg/kg bw/day9-150) |
Equivalent atmospheric concentration9-151 (μg/m3) | |
| Rural infant | 15.3 | 1.68 | 3.40 |
| Urban infant | 19.7 | 2.16 | 4.38 |
| Urban infant, passive smoker | 25.9 | 2.55 | 5.76 |
| Rural child | 29.3 | 0.71 | 3.37 |
| Urban child | 37.6 | 0.91 | 4.32 |
| Urban child, passive smoker | 49.3 | 1.20 | 5.67 |
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↵9-150 Values converted from daily doses by assuming that the average infant (<1 year old) weighs 9.1 kg and the average child (11 years old) weighs 41.1 kg; there will be a progression in ranges so that on average a 1 year old weighs 11.3 kg, a 5 year old weighs 19.7 kg, an 8 year old weighs 28.1 kg, and so on.
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↵9-151 Values converted from daily doses by assuming that the average infant and child inhales a volume of air of 4.5 and 8.7 m3/day respectively.
