5.19 INDOOR INHALATION FROM VOLATILIZATION


    The two indoor inhalation pathways for volatilization from domestic water are shower inhalation and indoor inhalation. Only one of these pathways is used for any exposure scenario. Default values for parameters for these models are given in Table 5.18.

    The default inhalation rate is set equal to the average daily inhalation rate.

TABLE 5.18 Indoor Air Inhalation Parameter Default Values

 
         
Default Value
Parameter
 
Definition
 
Units
 
Individual
 
Population
Shower Inhalation Model:
                 
THdw   water system holdup time   d  
0.5
 
0.5
TEs   shower event time   h/shower  
0.167
 
0.167
FEsh   shower frequency   shower/d  
1.0
 
1.0
Fsi   time fraction   --  
1.0
 
1.0
Usi   inhalation rate   m3/d  
20
 
20
Indoor Inhalation from Volatilization   
Kc   volatilization, chemicals   L/m3  
0.5
 
0.5
Kr   volatilization, Rn222   L/m3  
0.1
 
0.1
THdw   water system holdup time   d  
0.5
 
0.5
Fsi   time fraction   --  
1.0
 
1.0
Usi   inhalation rate   d  
15
 
15