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Table 5. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons fPAHs)
Tier Action PAHs (settled dust) PAHs (indoor air)
Level Basis Level Basis
I Aggressive >9 mg/m^ 9 mg/m^ >6 ug/m’ 6 ug/m'
cleaning. If levels represents a represents a
persist, take 1x10-" risk 1x10-" risk
additional action to estimate for a 1 estimate for a 1
reduce exposure. year exposure year exposure
II Maintain 9 mg/m’ to 0.3 0.3 mg/m^ 6 ug/m’ to 0.2 0.2 ug/m’
recommended mg/m^ (or represents a ug/m’ (or represents a
cleaning methods. background) 1x10-* risk background) 1x10^ risk
Consider estimate for a estimate for a
additional 30 year 30 year
monitoring exposure exposure
III No further action <0.3 mg/m^ (or Level could also <0.2 ug/m" (or Level could
background) be set at that background) also be set at
found in that found in
background, or background, or
unaffected, unaffected,
areas, so that no areas, so that
increase in risk no increase in
due to PAHs risk due to
would be PAHs would
expected. be expected.
Toxicity criteria for benzo(a)pyrene:
Oral Slope Factor = 7.3 E 00 (mg/kg/day)*' (IRIS, 2002)
(Inhalation cancer risk was calculated by route-to- route extrapolation of oral Slope Factor)
The following carcinogenic PAHs are evaluated as benzo(a)pyrene-equivalents [EPA, 1993]:
Compound Relative Potency
Ben2o(a)pyrene 1
B enz(a)anthracene 0.1
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 0.1
B enzo(k)fluoranthene 0.01
Chrysene 0.001
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 1
Indeno(l ,2,3-c,d)pyrene 0.1
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