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Exposure Factors Handbook Chapter 11 (Update): Intake of Meats, Dairy Products, and Fats
EPA is announcing an update to Chapter 11 (Intake of Meats, Dairy Products, and Fats) of the Exposure Factors Handbook (2011 Edition). Refer to the About the Exposure Factors Handbook web page (under Downloads) for the latest information on the other handbook chapters.
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Exposure Factors Handbook Chapter 11 (Update): Intake of Meats, Dairy Products, and Fats. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-17/485F, 2018.
Impact/Purpose:
This document is an update to Chapter 11 of the Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 edition. Chapter 11 (Intake of Meats, Dairy Products, and Fats) provides information and factors needed to assess exposures that occur from ingestion of these foods.
Description:
This update includes new information and factors needed to assess exposure to environmental agents that occur from ingestion of meats, dairy products, and fats that has become available since the Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition was released. The recommended values have been revised, as needed, to reflect the new information. This chapter includes updated general population data; new data on intake among pregnant and lactating women; and information from several new sources.
URLs/Downloads:
About the Exposure Factors HandbookExposure Factors Handbook Chapter 11 (Update): Intake of Meats, Dairy Products, and Fats (PDF, 88 pp, 2205 KB, about PDF)
Errata Sheet of the Table 11-18 Correction (PDF, 1 pp, 122 KB, about PDF)