From: Addressing systemic problems with exposure assessments to protect the public’s health
Liao & Kannan [104] | Geens et al. [105] | Zalko et al. [103] | Demierre et al. [106] | Hormann et al. | Biedermann et al. [102] | Bernier & Vandenberg [100] | EFSA [99] | |
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Concentration in thermal paper (μg/g) | 211–8880 | 21,000 | 19,600–26,300 | 13,000 | ||||
Transfer coefficient (ng/s) | 1072–1838 | 21,522 | ||||||
Absorption fraction | 46–65% | 2.3–8.6% | 27% | 10% | ||||
Length of typical handling (sec) | 690 ± 16 | 10 (typical) 46 (high) | ||||||
Area of typical handling event (cm2) | 14.15 | 2 (typical) 9.0 (high) | ||||||
% individuals with abnormal handling | 2% | Dismissed as irrelevant | ||||||
Estimates of daily intake from thermal paper handling, adults only (μg/kg/day) | 0.0175–1.3 | 0.0064 | 0.051–1484 | 0.059 (average) 0.542 (high) |