Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288:reg:1:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 6/14)
Character Range: 2698962–2702872

the following HILs have been derived for PCBs (refer to Appendix B for equations used to calculate the HILs and Appendix C for calculations):
HIL Scenario            HIL (mg/kg)                      Percentage Contribution from Exposure Pathways
Ingestion of Soil/Dust  Ingestion of Home‑grown Produce  Dermal Absorption of Soil/Dust                  Inhalation (dust)
Residential A           1                                19                                              46                 35  <1
Residential B           1                                12                                              ‑‑                 88  <1
Recreational C          1                                21                                              ‑‑                 79  <1
Commercial D            7                                9                                               ‑‑                 91  <1

‑‑ Pathway not included in derivation of HIL

1.6              References
ATSDR 2000, Toxicological Profile for Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, November 2000.
CCME 1999, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (total), Canadian Soil Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Environmental and Human Health, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, 1999.
Di Marco, P & Buckett, K 1993, 'Derivation of a Health Investigation Level for PCBs', presented in the proceedings of the Second National Workshop on the Health Risk Assessment and Management of Contaminated Sites, Contaminated Sites Monograph Series, No. 2, 1993.
EPHC 2003, Polychlorinated Biphenyls Management Plan, Revised edition, April 2003, Scheduled Waste Management Group, available from http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/publications/chemicals/scheduled‑waste/pcbmanagement/index.html#download.
IARC 1987, Summaries & Evaluations, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Supplement 7: (1987), p. 322, International Agency for Research on Cancer.
NEPC 1999, Schedule B (7a), Guideline on Health‑Based Investigation Levels, National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure, National Environment Protection Council, Australia.
RIVM 2001, Re‑evaluation of human‑toxicological Maximum Permissible Risk levels, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands, available from: http://www.rivm.nl/bibliotheek/rapporten/711701025.html.
RIVM 2003, Indicator PCBs in foodstuffs: occurrence and dietary intake in The Netherlands at the end of the 20th century, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, RIVM Report: 639102025/2003, Bilthoven, Netherlands.
RAIS (2010), Risk Assessment Information System, website and database maintained by the Oak Ridge Operations Office, available from: http://rais.ornl.gov/.
US EPA (IRIS 2012), data and information available from the Integrated Risk Information System, an online database, available from http://www.epa.gov/iris/.
US EPA 2004, Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund, Volume I: Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part E, Supplemental Guidance for Dermal Risk Assessment), Final, EPA/540/R/99/005, OSWER 9285.7‑02EP, July 2004.
Wester, RC, Maibach, HI, Sedik, L, Melendres, J, & Wade, M 1993, 'Percutaneous Absorption of PCBs from Soil: In‑vivo Rhesus Monkey, In‑vitro Human Skin, and Binding to Powered Human Stratum Corneum', J. Toxicol. Environ. Health, vol. 39, pp. 375382.
WHO 1993, Environmental Health Criteria No 140  Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Terphenyls, World Health Organization, Geneva.
WHO 2003, Concise International Chemical Assessment Document 55, Polychlorinated Biphenyls: Human Health Aspects, World Health Organization, Geneva.

    2                   Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (Br1 to Br9)

2.1              General
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) are a group of compounds manufactured for their flame retardant properties. They consist of two phenyl groups bound to