Worksheet D08b: Consumption
of contaminated fish, acute exposure scenarios for subsistence populations
following an accidental spill [FishAcHHRA02].
Verbal Description: An individual who relies on caught fish as a major source of
protein consumes fish taken
from contaminated water shortly after an accidental spill of a fixed amount of a field
solution into a pond of a
specified depth and surface area. As in the acute drinking
water scenario, the concentration in the pond
estimated from the concentration in the spilled solution, the volume spilled
and the volume of the pond,
assuming instantaneous mixing. The concentration in fish is estimated as the product of the concentration in
water and the chronic BCF. The dose is calculated as the product of the concentration in the fish and the
amount of fish consumed divided by the body weight.
Parameters/Assumptions
Value
Units
Source/Reference
Surface area of pond [SA]
1000
m
2
N/A
Average depth [DPTH]
1
m
N/A
Volume of pond in cubic meters [VM]
1000
m
3
N/A
Volume of pond in Liters [VL]
1000000
L
1 m
3
= 1,000 L
Volume of spill [VS]
200
gallons
N/A
757
liters
1 gallon = 3.785 Liters
Concentrations in spilled solution (
C
Fld (mg/L)
)
Central
3600
mg/L
APPL.TYPDR×1000
Lower
560
APPL.LOWDR×1000
Upper
9000
APPL.HI_DR×1000
Concentrations in ambient water (
C
Wat
):
C
Fld
×
VS
(Liters)
÷
VL
Central
2.7252
mg/L
Lower
0.42392
Upper
6.813
Bioconcentration factor (
BCF
(L/kg fish)
)
1.2
L/kg fish
CHEM.BCFT
Concentration in fish (
C
Fish
):
C
Wat
× BCF
Central
3.27024
mg/kg fish
Lower
0.508704
Upper
8.1756
Body weight (
W)
70
kg
PUBL.BWM
Amount of fish consumed (
A)
Central
0.77
kg/day
PUBL.FNU
Lower
0.77
PUBL.FNU
Upper
0.77
PUBL.FNU
Dose estimates (
D):
C
Fish
×
A ÷
W
Central
3.60e-02
mg/kg bw
Lower
5.60e-03
Upper
8.99e-02
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Worksheet D09a: Consumption of contaminated fish, chronic exposure scenario
for recreational fisherman
[FishChHHRA01].
Verbal Description: An adult (70 kg male) consumes fish taken from contaminated ambient water for a
lifetime. The levels in water are estimated from monitoring data and thus dissipation,
degradation and other
environmental processes are implicitly considered. As in the chronic drinking water scenario, the concentration
in water is calculated as the application rate multiplied by the water contamination rate. The concentration in
fish is estimated as the product of the concentration in water and the chronic BCF. The
dose is calculated as the
product of the concentration in the fish and the amount of fish consumed divided by the body weight.
Parameters/Assumptions
Value
Units
Source/Reference
Application Rates (
R)
Central
0.3
lb/acre
APPL.Typ
Lower
0.09375
APPL.Low
Upper
0.375
APPL.Hi
Water Contamination Rate (
WCR)
Central
0.0008
mg/L per
AMBWAT.AWT
Lower
0.00002
lb/acre
applied
AMBWAT.AWL
Upper
0.0012
AMBWAT.AWU
Concentration in Water (
C
Wat
):
R ×
WCR
Central
0.00024
mg/L
Lower
0
Upper
0.00045
Bioconcentration factor (
BCF)
7
L/kg fish
CHEM.BCFCh
Concentration in fish (
C
Fish
):
C
Wat
× BCF)
Central
0.00168
mg/kg fish
Lower
0.000013
Upper
0.00315
Body weight (
W)
70
kg
PUBL.BWM
Amount of fish consumed (
A)
Central
0.01
kg/day
PUBL.FAT
Lower
0.01
PUBL.FAT
Upper
0.01
PUBL.FAT
Dose estimates (
D):
C
Fish
×
A ÷
W
Central
2.40e-07
mg/kg bw/day
Lower
1.88e-09
Upper
4.50e-07
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