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xvEPA
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention
Draft Risk Evaluation for
N-Methylpyrrolidone
(2-Pyrrolidinone, 1-Methyl-)
Supplemental File:
Supplemental Information on
Consumer Exposure Assessment
CASRN: 872-50-4
October 2019
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Table of Contents
1	Consumer and General Population Exposure	3
1.1	Consumer Exposure	3
1.2	Consumer Modeling	4
1.2.1	CEM APPROACH	4
1.2.2	Consumer Exposure Results	10
2	Model Sensitivity Analyses	11
2.1 CEM Sensitivity Analysis	11
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1 Consumer and General Population Exposure
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) evaluated N-methyl-2-
pyrrolidone (NMP) exposure resulting from the use of consumer products and industrial
processes. The U.S. EPA utilized a modeling approach to evaluate exposure because chemical
specific personal monitoring data was not identified for consumers during data gathering and
literature searches performed as part of Systematic Review.
1.1 Consumer Exposure
Consumer products containing NMP are readily available at retail stores and via the internet for
purchase and use. Use of these products can result in exposures of the consumer user and
bystanders to NMP during and after product use. Consumer exposure can occur via inhalation,
dermal, and oral routes.
Consumer products containing NMP were identified through review and searches of a variety of
sources, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Household Products Database, various
government and trade association sources for products containing NMP, company websites for
Safety Data Sheets (SDS), Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, and the internet
in general. Identified consumer products were then categorized into fourteen consumer use
groups considering (1) consumer use patterns, (2) information reported in SDS, (3) product
availability to the public, and (4) potential risk to consumers. Table 1-1 summarizes the fourteen
consumer use groups evaluated as well as the routes of exposure for which they were evaluated.
Table 1-1: Consumer Uses and Routes of Exposure Assessed
Consumer Uses
Routes of Exposure
1.	Glues, adhesives, caulk
2.	Glues, adhesives, caulk - Azek
3.	Adhesives Remover
4.	Paint removers
5.	Stains, varnishes, finishes
6.	Paint
7.	General Degreaser Cleaner
8.	Engine Cleaner Degreaser
9.	All-purpose liquid cleaner
10.	All-purpose spray cleaner
11.	Mold Cleaner Releaser
12.	Arts and crafts paint (inhalation and dermal)
Inhalation and Dermal
13. Arts and crafts paint (ingestion and dermal)
Ingestion and Dermal
14. Children's articles
Ingestion
The U.S. EPA evaluated acute inhalation and dermal exposure of the consumer to NMP for this
evaluation. Acute inhalation exposure is an expected route of exposure for twelve consumer use
groups. Acute dermal exposure is also a possible route of exposure for thirteen consumer use
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groups. The U.S. EPA evaluated the Arts and Crafts Paint and Children's Articles exposure
scenarios for oral exposure. The U.S. EPA does not expect exposure under any of the fourteen
consumer use groups evaluated to be chronic in nature and therefore does not present chronic
exposure for consumers.
The U.S. EPA evaluated inhalation and dermal exposure for the consumer user and evaluated
only inhalation exposure for a non-user (bystander) located within the residence during product
use. The consumer user consisted of three age groups (adult, greater than 21 years of age; Youth
A, 16-20 years of age; and Youth B, 11-15 years of age) which includes the susceptible
population woman of childbearing age. The bystander can include individuals of any age (infant
through elderly).
1.2 Consumer Modeling
The model used to evaluate consumer exposures was EPA's Consumer Exposure Model (CEM).
Table 1-2 summarizes the specific models used for each consumer use group and the associated
routes of exposure evaluated.
Table 1-2: Models Usedfor Routes of Exposure Evaluated
Consumer Uses
Routes of Exposure
Inhalation
Dermal
Ingestion
1. Glues, adhesives, caulk
CEM
CEM

2. Azek
CEM
CEM

3. Adhesives Remover
CEM
CEM

4. Paint removers
CEM
CEM

5. Stains, varnishes, finishes
CEM
CEM

6. Paint
CEM
CEM

7. General Degreaser Cleaner
CEM
CEM

8. Engine Cleaner Degreaser
CEM
CEM

9. All-purpose liquid cleaner
CEM
CEM

10. All-purpose spray cleaner
CEM
CEM

11. Mold Cleaner Releaser
CEM
CEM

12. Arts and crafts paint (inhalation and dermal)
CEM
CEM

13. Arts and crafts paint (ingestion and dermal)

CEM
CEM
14. Children's articles


CEM
Readers are referred to each model's user guide and associated user guide appendices for details
on each model, as well as information related to equations used within the models, default
values, and the basis for default values. Each model is peer reviewed. Default values within
CEM are a combination of high end and mean or central tendency values derived from U.S.
EPA's Exposure Factors Handbook, literature, and other studies.
1.2.1 CEM APPROACH
CEM is a deterministic model which utilizes user provided input parameters and various
assumptions (or defaults) to generate exposure estimates. In addition to pre-defined scenarios,
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which align well with the fourteen consumer uses identified in Table 1-1, CEM is peer reviewed,
provides flexibility to the user allowing modification of certain default parameters when
chemical-specific information is available and does not require chemical-specific emissions data
(which may be required to run more complex indoor/consumer models).
CEM predicts indoor air concentrations from consumer product use through a deterministic,
mass-balance calculation derived from emission calculation profiles within the model. There are
six emission calculation profiles within CEM (E1-E6) which are summarized in the CEM users
guide and associated appendices https://www.epa.gov/tsca-screening-tools. If selected, CEM
provides a time series air concentration profile for each run. These are intermediate values
produced prior to applying pre-defined activity patterns.
CEM uses a two-zone representation of the building of use when predicting indoor air
concentrations. Zone 1 represents the room where the consumer product is used. Zone 2
represents the remainder of the building. Each zone is considered well mixed. CEM allows
further division of Zone 1 into a near field and far field to accommodate situations where a
higher concentration of product is expected very near the product user when the product is used.
Zone 1-near field represents the breathing zone of the user at the location of the product use
while Zone 1 far field represents the remainder of the Zone 1 room.
Inhalation exposure is estimated in CEM based on zones and pre-defined activity patterns. The
simulation run by CEM places the product user within Zone 1 for the duration of product use
while the bystander is placed in Zone 2 for the duration of product use. Following the duration of
product use, the user and bystander follow one of three pre-defined activity patterns established
within CEM, based on modeler selection. The selected activity pattern takes the user and
bystander in and out of Zone 1 and Zone 2 for the period of the simulation. The user and
bystander inhale airborne concentrations within those zones, which will vary over time, resulting
in the overall estimated exposure to the user and bystander.
All consumer use groups identified in Table 1-2 (with the exception of Children's Articles) were
evaluated with CEM's El, E2, or E3 emission model and profile for inhalation exposure. For the
El emission model, the model assumes a constant application rate over a user-specified duration
of use. Each instantaneously applied segment has an emission rate that declines exponentially
over time, at a rate that depends on the chemical's molecular weight and vapor pressure. For the
E2 emission model, the model assumes an initial fast release by evaporation followed by a slow
release dominated by diffusion. Finally, the E3 emission model assumes a percentage of a
consumer product used is aerosolized (e.g. overspray) and therefore immediately available for
uptake by inhalation. The associated inhalation model within CEM for all three emission models
used for NMP is P-INH2. The U.S. EPA also used the near-field and far-field option within
CEM for all consumer use groups evaluated with CEM.
The Children's Articles scenario was a scenario with entirely unique input parameters. The
emission model used for Children's Articles was CEM's E6 emission model which incorporates
emission from an article placed in an environment. The subsequent inhalation model in the
A INHl model. Additionally, Children's Articles used three ingestions models within CEM:
A ING1, A ING2, and A ING3. These three models looked at ingestion after inhalation,
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ingestion of an article that is mouthed, and incidental dust ingestion. Additionally, the article
users were only youth and children for this scenario.
In an effort to characterize a potential range of consumer inhalation exposures, the EPA varied
three key parameters within the CEM model while keeping all other input parameters constant.
The key parameters varied were duration of use per event (minutes/use), amount of chemical in
the product (weight fraction), and mass of product used per event (gram(s)/use). These key
parameters were varied because they provide representative consumer behavior patterns for
product use. Additionally, CEM is highly sensitive to two of these three parameters (duration of
use and weight fraction). A summary of a sensitivity analysis performed of CEM within the
CEM users guide and associated CEM user guide appendices. Finally, all three parameters had a
range of documented values within literature identified as part of Systematic Review allowing
the EPA to evaluate inhalation exposures across a spectrum of use conditions.
Once the data was gathered for the parameters varied, modeling was performed to cover all
possible combinations of these three parameters. This approach results in a maximum of 27
different iterations for each consumer use. Certain uses, however, only had a single value for one
or more of the parameters varied which reduces the total number of iterations.
Once the data was gathered for the parameters varied, modeling was performed to cover all
possible combinations of these three parameters. This approach results in a maximum of 27
different iterations for each consumer use. Certain uses, however, only had a single value for one
or more of the parameters varied which reduces the total number of iterations. Table 1-3
summarizes the potential iterations.
Table 1-3: Example Structure of CEM Cases for Each Consumer Use Group Scenario Modeled
CEM Set
Scenario Characterization
(Duration-Weight Fraction-
Product Mass)
Duration of
Product Use Per
Event (min/use)
[not scalable]
Weight Fraction of
Chemical in Product
(unitless)
[scalable]
Mass of Product Used
(g/use)
[scalable]
Set 1
(Low
Duration)
Case 1: Low-Low-Low
Low
Low
Low
Case 2: Low-Low-Mid
Mid
Case 3: Low-Low-High
High
Case 4: Low-Mid-Low
Mid
Low
Case 5: Low-Mid-Mid
Mid
Case 6: Low-Mid-High
High
Case 7: Low-High-Low
High
Low
Case 8: Low-High-Mid
Mid
Case 9: Low-High-High
High
Set 2
(Mid
Duration)
Case 10: Mid-Low-Low
Mid
Low
Low
Case 11: Mid-Low-Mid
Mid
Case 12: Mid-Low-High
High
Case 13: Mid-Mid-Low
Mid
Low
Case 14: Mid-Mid-Mid
Mid
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Case 15: Mid-Mid-High


High
Case 16: Mid-High-Low
High
Low
Case 17: Mid-High-Mid
Mid
Case 18: Mid-High-High
High
Set 3
(High
Duration)
Case 19: High-Low-Low
High
Low
Low
Case 20: High-Low-Mid
Mid
Case 21: High-Low-High
High
Case 22: High-Mid-Low
Mid
Low
Case 23: High-Mid-Mid
Mid
Case 24: High-Mid-High
High
Case 25: High-High-Low
High
Low
Case 26: High-High-Mid
Mid
Case 27: High-High-High
High
The U.S. EPA utilized an option within CEM to obtain the intermediate time series concentration
values from each model run. These values are calculated for every 30 seconds (0.5 minute)
period for each zone for the entire length of the model run. This approach allowed the U.S. EPA
to perform post-processing within Excel to determine personal concentration exposures for the
user and bystander. This post-processing was conducted by independently assigning the Zone 1,
Zone 2, and outside (zero) concentration to the user and bystander. These zone concentrations
were assigned based on the pre-defined activity patterns within CEM. Time-weighted average
concentration exposures were then calculated from the personal exposure time series to develop
estimates for all iterations within each consumer use category. Time weighted average (TWA)
concentrations were determined for 1 hour, 3 hours, 8 hours, and 24 hours, although for this
evaluation the 8-hour and 24-hour TWA concentration were utilized based on health endpoints
used to calculate risks.
1.2.1.1 CEM Inputs
Numerous input parameters are required to generate exposure estimates within CEM. These
parameters include physical chemical properties of the chemical of concern, product information
(product density, water solubility, vapor pressure, etc.), model selection and scenario inputs
(pathways, CEM emission model(s), emission rate, activity pattern, product user, background
concentration, etc.), product or article property inputs (frequency of use, aerosol fraction, etc.),
environmental inputs (building volume, room of use, near-field volume in room of use, air
exchange rates, etc.), and receptor exposure factor inputs (body weight, averaging time, exposure
duration inhalation rate, etc.). Several of these input parameters have default values within CEM
based on the pre-defined use scenario selected. Default parameters within CEM are a
combination of high end and mean or median values found within the literature or based on data
taken from U.S. EPA's Exposure Factors Handbook (U.S. EPA. 20111 Details on those
parameters can be found within the CEM Users Guide and associated Users Guide Appendices at
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-screenine-tools. or can be cross referenced to U.S. EPA's Exposure
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Factors Handbook (U.S. EPA. 2011). As discussed earlier, while default values are initially set in
pre-defined use scenarios, CEM has flexibility which allows users to change certain pre-set
default parameters and input several other parameters.
Key input parameters for the fourteen consumer uses identified in Table 1-5 evaluated with CEM
are discussed below. Detailed spreadsheets of all input parameters used for each consumer use
evaluated with CEM are provided in NMP Supplemental File: Information on Consumer
Exposure Assessment Model Input Parameters.
Physical chemical properties of NMP were kept constant across all consumer uses and iterations
evaluated. The saturation concentration in air (one of the factors considered for scaling purposes)
was estimated by CEM as 1840 milligrams per cubic meter. A chemical-specific skin
permeability coefficient of 8.86E-04 centimeters per hour was estimated within CEM and
utilized for all scenarios modeled for dermal exposure. This estimate is calculated using the log
octanol-water partition coefficient and the molecular weight of the chemical.
Model selection is discussed in the previous section (CEM modeling approaches). Scenario
inputs were also kept constant across all consumer uses and iterations. Emission rate was
estimated using CEM. The activity pattern selected within CEM was stay-at-home. The start
time for product use was 9:00 AM and the product user was adult (>21 years of age) and Youth
(16 through 20 years of age). The background concentration of NMP for this evaluation was
considered negligible and therefore set at zero milligrams per cubic meter.
Frequency of use for acute exposure calculations was held constant at one event per day. The
aerosol fraction (amount of overspray immediately available for uptake via inhalation) selected
within CEM for all consumer uses evaluated was six percent. Building volume used for all
consumer uses was the default value for a residence within CEM (492 cubic meters). The near-
field volume selected for all consumer uses was one cubic meter. Averaging time for acute
exposure was held constant at one day.
Certain model input parameters were varied across consumer use scenarios but kept constant for
all model iterations run for that particular consumer use. These input parameters include product
density, room of use, and pre-defined product scenarios within CEM. Product densities were
extracted from product-specific SDS. Room of use was extracted from an EPA directed survey
of consumer behavior patterns in the United States titled Household Solvent Products: A
National Usage Survey (U.S. EPA. 1987s) (Westat Survey), identified in the literature search as
part of systematic review. The Westat survey is a nationwide survey which provides information
on product usage habits for thirty-two different product categories. The information was
collected via questionnaire or telephone from 4,920 respondents across the United States. The
Westat Survey was rated as a high-quality study during data evaluation within the systematic
review process. The room of use selected for this evalution is based on the room in which the
Westat Survey results reported the highest percentage of respondents that last used a product
within the room. When the Westat Survey identified the room of use where the highest
percentage of respondents last used the product as "other inside room", the utility room was
selected within CEM for modeling. The pre-defined product scenarios within CEM were selected
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based on a cross-walk to similar product categories within the Westat Survey. A crosswalk
between the NMP Consumer Use Scenarios and the corresponding Westat product category
selected to represent the exposure scenario is provided below. In instances where a pre-defined
product was not available within CEM, a generic model scenario was assigned in CEM with
would run the requisite inhalation, emission, and dermal models.
Table 1-4: Crosswalk Between NMP Consumer Use Scenarios and Westat Product Category
NMP Consumer Use Scenario
Representative Westat Product Category
1. Glues, Adhesives, Caulk
Glues, Adhesives, Caulk
2. Azek
Glues, Adhesives, Caulk
3. Adhesives Remover
Adhesive Removers
4. Paint Removers
Paint Removers
5. Stains, Varnishes, Finishes
Stains, Varnishes, Finishes
6. Paint
Latex Wall Paint
7. General Degreaser Cleaner
Solvent-type Cleaning Fluids or Degreasers
8. Engine Cleaner Degreaser
Engine Cleaner/Degreaser
9. All-Purpose Liquid Cleaner
All Purpose Liquid Cleaner
10. Ail-Purpose Spray Cleaner
All Purpose Spray Cleaner
11. Mold Cleaner Releaser
Mold Cleaning/Release Prdt
12. Arts And Crafts Paint (Inhalation
Latex Wall Paint
And Dermal)

13. Arts And Crafts Paint (Ingestion
Latex Wall Paint
And Dermal)

14. Children's Articles
Children's articles
Additional key model input parameters were varied across both consumer use scenario and
model iterations. These key parameters were duration of use per event (minutes/use), amount of
chemical in the product (weight fraction), and mass of product used per event (gram(s)/use).
Duration of use and mass of product used per event values were both extracted from the Westat
Survey (U.S. EPA. 1987). To allow evaluation across a spectrum of use conditions, the EPA chose
the Westat Survey results for these two parameters from the above cross-walked product
categories representing the tenth, fiftieth (median), and ninety-fifth percentile data, as presented
in the Westat Survey.
The amount of chemical in the product (weight fraction) was extracted from product specific
SDS. This value was varied across the given range of products within the same category to
obtain three values, when available. Unlike the Westat survey results which gave percentile data,
however, product specific SDS across products did not have percentile data so the values chosen
represented the lowest weight fraction, mean weight fraction (of the range available), and the
highest weight fraction found. Even using this approach, some SDS were only available for a
single product with a single weight fraction or very small range, or multiple products which only
provided a single weight fraction or a very small range. For these product scenarios, only a single
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weight fraction was used in CEM for modeling. The following table summarizes the input
parameter values used for these three parameters by consumer use.
Table 1-5: Model Input Parameters Varied by Consumer Use
Consumer Use
Duration of Use
Mass of Product Used
Amount of Chemical In
Product
(minutes/use)
(gram(s)/use)
(weight fraction)
10th
50th
95th
10th
50th
95th
Low Mean High
Glues,
Adhesives,
Caulk
0.33
4.25
60
0.92
7.69
132.87
0.0077 (Single)
Azek
0.5
4.25
60
0.92
7.69
132.87
0.85 (Single
Adhesives
Remover
3
60
480
17.85
21317
1705.33
0.128
0.189
0.25
Paint Removers
5
60
420
79.66
477.34
3818.73
0.264
0.3356
0.425
Stains,
Varnishes,
Finishes
10
60
360
61.07
366.42
3908.44
0.0278
0.0497
0.0825
Paint
30
180
810
349.63
4194.24
23068.31
0.0130
0.0203
0.0363
General
Degreaser
Cleaner
2
15
120
16.23
94.19
927.43
0.2217
0.2546
0.2987
Engine Cleaner
Degreaser
5
15
120
73.15
291.6
1206.6
0.15
0.275
0.4
Ail-Purpose
Liquid Cleaner
2
15
120
16.56
96.11
946.35
0.01
0.03
0.05
Ail-Purpose
Spray Cleaner
2
15
120
15.88
92.14
907.18
0.01 (Single)
Mold Cleaner
Releaser
0.08
2
30
3.4
18.71
170.05
0.3
0.35
0.4
Arts And Crafts
Paint (Inhalation
And Dermal)
30
180
810
5.44
65.27
358.98
0.001
0.0055
0.01
Arts And Crafts
Paint (Ingestion
And Dermal)
30
180
810
5.44
65.27
358.98
0.001
0.0055
0.01
Children's
Articles
1.1
10
22.5
N/A
0.0001
0.00055
0.001
1.2.2 Consumer Exposure Results
All modeling results were exported into Excel workbooks for additional processing and
summarizing. All modeling outputs for each condition of use evaluated are included by condition
of use in NMP Supplemental File: Information on Consumer Exposure Assessment Model
Outputs.
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2 Model Sensitivity Analyses
Model sensitivity analyses conducted on the models used for this evaluation enable users to
identify what input parameters have a greater impact on the model results (either positive or
negative). This information was used for this evaluation to help justify the approaches used and
input parameters varied for our modeling.
2.1 CEM Sensitivity Analysis
The CEM developers conducted a detailed sensitivity analysis for CEM version 1.5, as described
in Appendix C of the CEM User Guide.
In brief, the analysis was conducted on non-linear, continuous variables and categorical variables
that were used in CEM models. A base run of different models using various product or article
categories along with CEM defaults was used. Individual variables were modified, one at a time,
and the resulting Chronic Average Daily Dose (CADD) and Acute Dose Rate (ADR) were then
compared to the corresponding results for the base run. Two chemicals were used in the
analysis: bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate was chosen for the SVOC Article model (emission model
E6) and benzyl alcohol for other models. These chemicals were selected because bis(2-
ethylhexyl) phthalate is a SVOC, better modeled by the Article model, and benzyl alcohol is a
VOC, better modeled by other equations.
All model parameters were increased by 10% except those in the SVOC Article model (increased
by 900% because a 10% change in model parameters resulted in very small differences). The
measure of sensitivity for continuous variables was elasticity, defined as the ratio of percent
change in each result to the corresponding percent change in model input. A positive elasticity
means that an increase in the model parameter resulted in an increase in the model output
whereas a negative elasticity had an associated decrease in the model output. For categorical
variables such as receptor and room type, the percent difference in model outputs for different
category pairs was used as the measure of sensitivity. The results are summarized below for
inhalation vs. dermal exposure models and for categorical vs. continuous user-defined variables.
Exposure Models
For the first five inhalation models (E1-E5) a negative elasticity was observed when increasing
the use environment, building size, air zone exchange rate, and interzone ventilation rate. All of
these factors decrease the chemical concentration, either by increasing the volume or by
replacing the indoor air with cleaner (outdoor) air. Increasing the weight fraction or amount of
product used had a positive elasticity because this change increases the amount of chemical
added to the air, resulting in higher exposure. Vapor pressure and molecular weight also tended
to have positive elasticities.
For most inhalation models, the saturation concentration did not have a notable effect on the
ADR or the CADD. Mass of product used and weight fraction both had a positive linear
relationship with dose. All negative parameters had elasticities less than 0. 4, indicating that
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some terms (e.g., air exchange rates, building volume) mitigated the full effect of dilution. That
is, even though the concentration is lowered, the effect of removal/dilution is not stronger than
that of the chemical emission rate. Most models had an increase in dose with increasing duration
of use. Increasing this parameter typically increases the peak concentration of the product, thus
giving a higher overall exposure.
The results for the dermal model were different from the inhalation models, in that the elasticities
for CADD and ADR were nearly the same. This outcome is consistent with the model structure,
in that the chemical is placed on the skin so there is no time factor for a peak concentration to
occur. The modeled exposure is based on the ability of a chemical to penetrate the skin layer
once contact occurs. Dermal permeability had a near linear elasticity whereas log Kow and
molecular weight had zero elasticities.
User-defined Variables
These variables were separated into categorical vs. continuous. For categorical variables there
were multiple parameters that affected other model inputs. For example, varying the room type
changed the ventilation rates, volume size and the amount of time per day that a person spent in
the room. Thus, each modeling result was calculated as the percent difference from the base run.
For continuous variables, each modeling result was calculated as elasticity.
Among the categorical variables, both inhalation and dermal model results had a positive change
when comparing an adult to a child and to a youth, with dermal having a smaller change between
receptors than inhalation and the largest difference occurring between an adult and a child for
both models. The time of day when the product was used and the duration of use occurred while
the person was at home; thus, there was no effect on the ADR because the acute exposure period
was too short to be affected by work schedule. Most rooms had a negative percent difference for
inhalation, with the single exception of the bedroom where the receptor spent a large amount of
time with a smaller volume than the living room. For dermal, the only room that resulted in a
large percent difference was office/school, due to the fact that the person spent only V2 hour at
that location when the stay-at-home activity pattern was selected. For inhalation, changing from
a far field to a near field base resulted in a higher ADR and CADD, likely because the near field
has a smaller volume than that of the total room.
There are three input parameters for the near-field, far-field option for CEM product inhalation
models. To determine the sensitivity of model results to these inputs, CEM first was run in base
scenario with the near-field option, after which separate runs were performed whereby the near-
field volume was increased by 10%, the far-field volume was increased by 10%, and the air
exchange rate was increased by 10%. For inhalation, both the air exchange rate and volume had
negative elasticities, but the air exchange rate had a much higher elasticity (near one) than the
volume (0.11).
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