In: Civil Engineering
6.28 Modified You are to determine if exposure by oral ingestion to the chemicals xylene, toluene, arsenic, and hexavalent chromium poses a noncarcinogenic health risk. The chemical-specific reference doses (mg/kg-day) obtained from IRIS are: xylene (0.2), toluene (0.8), arsenic (0.0003), and hexavalent chromium (0.003) Assume a 70 kg individual consumes 2 liters of water per day with these chemicals dissolved at a concentration of 1 mg/L. Determine the HQ for the water.