Exposure Factors Handbook (1997 Final Report)
Note: EPA has updated this document, but this version is provided as a courtesy to the public as a matter of public record.
Contact
- Jacqueline Moya
- by phone at: 703-347-8539
- by email at: moya.jacqueline@epa.gov
Background
![Cover of the Exposure Factors Handbook](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090808012018im_/http://www.epa.gov/ncea/images/efh_1997.jpg)
The National Center for Environmental Assessment has prepared this handbook to address factors commonly used in exposure assessments. This handbook was first published in 1989 in response to requests from many EPA Program and Regional offices for additional guidance on how to select values for exposure assessments.
This document provides a summary of the available data on consumption of drinking water; consumption of fruits, vegetables, beef, dairy products, and fish; soil ingestion; inhalation rates; skin surface area; soil adherence; lifetime; activity patterns; body weight; consumer product use; and the reference residence.
Next Steps
This is the Final report.
However, in 2009-10, the handbook is being revised to incorporate new data available since the final released in 1997. This will undergo product review and the final report will be posted on the EPA/NCEA Web site.
However, in 2009-10, the handbook is being revised to incorporate new data available since the final released in 1997. This will undergo product review and the final report will be posted on the EPA/NCEA Web site.
Downloads/Related Links
- Exposure Factors Handbook (1997 Final Report) (PDF) (1193 pp, 10 MB, about PDF)
- EFH: Table of Contents (PDF) (36 pp, 583 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 1 (PDF) (51 pp, 544 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 2 (PDF) (15 pp, 196 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 3 (PDF) (58 pp, 528 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 4 (PDF) (53 pp, 606 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 5 (PDF) (61 pp, 587 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 6 (PDF) (52 pp, 523 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 7 (PDF) (22 pp, 648 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 8 (PDF) (9 pp, 172 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 9 (PDF) (71 pp, 931 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 10 (PDF) (170 pp, 1 MB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 11 (PDF) (51 pp, 563 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 12 (PDF) (37 pp, 472 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 13 (PDF) (108 pp, 1 MB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 14 (PDF) (29 pp, 284 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 15 (PDF) (264 pp, 2 MB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 16 (PDF) (55 pp, 661 KB, about PDF)
- EFH: Chapter 17 (PDF) (74 pp, 625 KB, about PDF)
Related Link(s)
Additional Information
NCEA has also produced a CD-ROM that contains an interactive version of the Exposure Factors Handbook. The CD-ROM has word search capabilities, downloadable tables, hypertext links to various chapters in the document, and key references. A limited number of paper copies and CD-ROM version of the Handbook are available from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) in Cincinnati, Ohio (phone 1-800-490-9198; 513-489-8190; fax 513-489-8695). Please provide the title and EPA number when ordering from NSCEP. Documents may also be ordered on-line at www.epa.gov/ncepihom/ordering.htm. Paper copies may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) in Springfield, VA (phone 1-800-553-NTIS[6847] or 703-605-6000; fax 703-321-8547). Please provide the following numbers when ordering from NTIS:
- Vol. I PB98-124225
- Vol. II PB98-124233
- Vol. III PB98-124241
- The Set PB98-124217
Citation
U.S. EPA. Exposure Factors Handbook (1997 Final Report). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/P-95/002F a-c, 1997.