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Table 2 Worst case scenario exposure estimates (total of all scenarios)

From: Consumer exposure to biocides - identification of relevant sources and evaluation of possible health effects

Biocide

Exposure in mg/kg/d

 

Inhalation 1

Dermal 1

Oral 1

Total 1, 2

2-Propanol

82

382

0

387

Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (QAC)

0.75

42

0.0010

43

Sodium hypochlorite

0.57

76

0.16

76

Sodium dichloroisocyanurate

3.7E-12

5.7

0.0027

5.8

Trichloroisocyanuric acid

4.3E-6

6.0

0.0030

6.0

Hydrogen peroxide

15

127

0.013

134

Triclosan

0.084

2.6

0.011

2.6

Formaldehyde

3.7

2.8

0.085

5.2

Glutardialdehyde

2.5

6.0

0.00025

8.1

Benzoic acid

3.1

4.3

0.0050

4.4

CMI/MI

0.17

0.15

0.000018

0.30

1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one

0.058

3.3

0.00013

3.3

Bronopol

0.22

1.9

0.0010

2.0

2-Phenoxyethanol

17

23

0.011

30

Chloroacetamide

4.3

4.6

0.0032

6.9

Icaridin

0.66

6.9

0

6.9

Prallethrin

0.012

0.039

0

0.051

Chlorpyrifos

0.61

2.2

0

2.8

Dichlorvos

7.0

0.096

0

7.0

Phoxim

0.059

1.8

0

1.9

  1. CMI/MI = mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazolin-3-one
  2. 1 = value is an aggregate value of different scenarios (max 24 of 50)
  3. 2 = each scenario is limited to maximal amount used and then all scenarios are summed up