Worksheet C01b: Worker exposure estimates for boom spray (hydraulic ground spray)
applications of
sethoxydim [WkHyExp01]
Verbal Description: The absorbed dose for the worker is calculated from the amount
handled per day and the
generic absorbed dose rate from several field studies on worker applications of a number of herbicides. The
amount handled per day is calculated from the application rates as well as estimates
of the hours worked per day
and acres treated per hour.
Parameter/Assumption
Value
Units
Source/Designation
Application rates (
R)
Central
0.3
lb/acre
APPL.TYP
Lower
0.09375
APPL.LOW
Upper
0.375
APPL.HI
Hours of application per day (
Hrs)
Central
7
hours
USDA 1989a,b,c
Lower
6
Upper
8
Acres_)_Central_16_acres/hour_USDA_1989a,b,c._Lower_11_Upper_21_Acres_treated_per_day_(_ATD_):_Hrs_×_Acres'>Acres treated per hour (
Acres)
Central
16
acres/hour
USDA 1989a,b,c.
Lower
11
Upper
21
Acres treated per day (
ATD):
Hrs × Acres
Central
112
acres/day
Lower
66
Upper
168
Amount handled per day (
AHD):
R × ATD
Central
33.6
lb/day
Lower
6.1875
Upper
63
Absorbed dose rate (
ADR)
Central
0.0002
(mg agent/kg bw)
SERA 2001
÷ (lbs agent
Lower
0.00001
handled per day)
Upper
0.0009
Absorbed dose [D
Abs
]:
AHD × ADR
Central
6.72e-03
mg/kg bw/day
Lower
6.19e-05
Upper
5.67e-02
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NOTE: T
HE
F
OREST
S
ERVICE WILL NOT USE AERIAL APPLICATIONS
. T
HIS WORKSHEET IS INCLUDED AS A
PLACE
-
HOLDER BUT THE RESULTS OF THE CALCULATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SUMMARY TABLES
-
I
.
E
.,
W
ORKSHEETS
E01
AND
E02.
Worksheet C01c: Worker exposure estimates for aerial applications of sethoxydim [WKAREXP01]
Verbal Description: The absorbed dose for the worker is calculated from the amount handled per day and the
generic absorbed dose rate from several field studies on worker applications of a number of herbicides (SERA
2001). The amount handled per day is calculated from the application rates as well
as estimates of the hours
worked per day and acres treated per hour.
Parameter/Assumption
Value
Units
Source/Designation
Application rates (
R)
Central
0.3
lb/acre
Appl.Typ
Lower
0.09375
Appl.Low
Upper
0.375
Appl.Hi
Hours of application per day (
Hrs)
Central
7
hours
USDA 1989a,b,c
Lower
6
Upper
8
Acres treated per hour (
Acres)
Central
70
acres/hour
USDA 1989a,b,c
Lower
40
Upper
100
Acres treated per day (
ATD):
Hrs × Acres
Central
490
acres/day
Lower
240
Upper
800
Amount handled per day (
AHD):
R × ATD
Central
147
lb/day
Lower
22.5
Upper
300
Absorbed dose rate (
ADR)
Central
0.00003
(mg agent/kg bw)
SERA 2001
÷ (lbs agent
Lower
0.000001
handled per day)
Upper
0.0001
Absorbed dose [D
Abs
]:
AHD × ADR
Central
4.41e-03
mg/kg bw
Lower
2.25e-05
Upper
3.00e-02
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Worksheet C02a: Workers: Accidental Dermal Exposure Assessments Using Zero-Order
Absorption Wearing
Contaminated Gloves for One Minute [WrkDrmZr01]
Verbal Description: Dermal absorption is calculated using the zero-order model from U.S. EPA/ORD (1992):
Dose (mg/kg) = Kp × C × Time × S ÷ W
Each of the above terms are described below.
Parameter
Value
Units
Source
Body weight (
W)
70
kg
STD.BW
Surface Area of hands (
S)
840
cm
2
STD.Hands
Dermal permeability (
K
p
)
Central
0.00027
cm/hour
DERM.KpC
Lower
0.00017
cm/hour
DERM.KpL
Upper
0.00042
cm/hour
DERM.KpU
Concentration in solution (
C)
1
Central
3.6
mg/mL
APPL.TypDr
Lower
0.56
mg/mL
APPL.LowDr
Upper
9
mg/mL
APPL.HI_Dr
Duration of Exposure (
T)
0.0167
hours
1÷60
Absorbed Dose (D
Abs
):
Kp × C × T × S ÷ W
Central
1.94e-04
mg/kg
Lower
1.90e-05
mg/kg
Upper
7.56e-04
mg/kg
1
Note that 1 mL is equal to 1 cm
3
and thus mg/mL = mg/cm
3
.
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