From: Risk-based indicators of Canadians’ exposures to environmental carcinogens
Characteristic | Units | Adult | Teen | Child | Small Child | Infant |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | years | 20 to 70 | 12 to 19 | 5 to 11 | 0.5 to 4 | 0 to 0.5 |
Bodyweight | kilograms | 70 | 57 | 27 | 13 | 6 |
Breathing | cubic metres per day | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Drinking water | litres per day | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.75 |
Dust ingestion | grams per day | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.035 | 0.05 | 0.035 |
Time outdoor | % of 24 hours | 6.25 | 6.25 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
Time indoors | % of 24 hours | 93.75 | 93.75 | 91.8 | 91.8 | 91.8 |