Screening assessment on MBMBP phenols: appendix 1

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Route of exposure	Estimated Intake (μg/kg-bw per day) of MBMBP by Various Age Groups
	0-6 months^Footnote a^,^Footnote b^,^Footnote c		0.5-4 years^Footnote d	5-11 years^Footnote e	12-19 years^Footnote f	20-59 years^Footnote g	60+ years^Footnote h
	formula fed	not formula fed	0.5-4 years^Footnote d	5-11 years^Footnote e	12-19 years^Footnote f	20-59 years^Footnote g	60+ years^Footnote h
Air^Footnote i	7.2 × 10^-9	7.2 × 10^-9	1.5 × 10^-8	1.2 × 10^-8	6.8 × 10^-9	5.8 × 10^-9	5.1 × 10^-9
Drinking water^Footnote j	6.4 × 10^-6	2.4 × 10^-6	2.7 × 10^-6	2.1 × 10^-6	1.2 × 10^-6	1.3 × 10^-6	1.3 × 10^-6
Food and beverages^Footnote k	6.4 × 10^-6	NA^Footnote l	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Soil^Footnote m	2.1 × 10^-4	2.1 × 10^-4	3.4 × 10^-4	1.1 × 10^-4	2.6 × 10^-5	2.2 × 10^-5	2.2 × 10^-5
Total intake	2.2 × 10^-4	2.1 × 10^-4	3.4 × 10^-4	1.1 × 10^-4	2.8 × 10^-5	2.3 × 10^-5	2.3 × 10^-5

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Footnote a

No data were identified on concentrations of MBMBP in breast milk.

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Footnote b

Assumed to weigh 7.5 kg, to breathe 2.1 m³ of air per day, to drink 0.8 L of water per day (formula fed) or 0.3 L/day (not formula fed), and to ingest 30 mg of soil per day (Health Canada 1998).

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Footnote c

For exclusively formula-fed infants, intake from water is synonymous with intake from food. The concentration of MBMBP in water used to reconstitute formula was based on modelling. No data on concentrations of MBMBP in formula were identified for Canada. For non-formula fed infants approximately 50% are introduced to solid foods by 4 months of age and 90% by 6 months of age (NHW 1990; cited in Health Canada 1998).

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Footnote d

Assumed to weigh 15.5 kg, to breathe 9.3 m³ of air per day, to drink 0.7 L of water per day and to ingest 100 mg of soil per day (Health Canada 1998).

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Footnote e

Assumed to weigh 31.0 kg, to breathe 14.5 m³ of air per day, to drink 1.1 L of water per day and to ingest 65 mg of soil per day (Health Canada 1998).

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Footnote f

Assumed to weigh 59.4 kg, to breathe 15.8 m³ of air per day, to drink 1.2 L of water per day and to ingest 30 mg of soil per day (Health Canada 1998).

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Footnote g

Assumed to weigh 70.9 kg, to breathe 16.2 m³ of air per day, to drink 1.5 L of water per day and to ingest 30 mg of soil per day (Health Canada 1998).

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Footnote h

Assumed to weigh 72.0 kg, to breathe 14.3 m³ of air per day, to drink 1.6 L of water per day and to ingest 30 mg of soil per day (Health Canada 1998).

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Footnote i

Modelling using ChemCAN 4.0 (Mackay et al. 1996) indicated that the highest concentration of MBMBP in ambient air was 2.56 x 10^-8 μg/m³. Ambient air was assumed to be representative of exposure to indoor air since there is no indication of additional sources of MBMBP in indoor environments. No measured data were identified.

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Footnote j

It was assumed that 0.65% of the maximum estimated quantity of MBMBP imported into Canada was released via wastewater (OECD 2003b) and that 92.97% of those emissions would be removed during wastewater treatment prior to release into the environment (EPIsuite 2003). It was also assumed that there was no further biodegradation following the release of MBMBP to the environment (i.e., half lives were assumed to be negligible). Modelling using ChemCAN 4.0 (Mackay et al. 1996) indicated that the highest concentration of MBMBP in water was 6.0 x 10^-5 μg/L. For formula-fed infants, the concentration of MBMBP in the water used to reconstitute formula accounts for the intake of MBMBP from food. No measured data were identified.

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Footnote k

No measured data were identified.

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Footnote l

NA = not available

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Footnote m

It was assumed that 1.0% of the maximum estimated quantity of MBMBP imported into Canada was released via solid waste that is sent to landfill and released to soil. It was also assumed that there was no biodegradation in the environment (i.e., half lives were assumed to be negligible). Modelling using ChemCAN 4.0 (Mackay et al. 1996) indicated that the highest concentration of MBMBP in soil was 52.2 μg/kg. No measured data were identified.

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Screening assessment on MBMBP phenols: appendix 1

Appendix 1: Upper-bounding Estimates of Daily Intake of MBMBP by the General Population in Canada

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