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Toxicology and Fate & Transport data used within CLEA UK

Aliphatic EC 16-35 Toxicity data from TPHCWG, Volume 5 (1999). Oral MDI calculated using equation F4-1 in SNIFFER manual (2003). This MDI causes CLEA UK to crash. To solve this problem within the model, dummy inhalation toxicity information has been entered into the inhalation pathway boxes within CLEA UK (and the inhalation screening criteria is subsequently ignored at the output stage of the model). Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as EC fraction deemed to be lipophillic. Fate & transport data taken from TPHCWG, Volume 4 (1997). Data converted to CLEA UK required format using USEPA (2001) equations, where required. Aromatic EC 5-7 (=benzene) DEFRA benzene toxicology report and draft SGV report used. Aromatic EC 7-8 (=toluene) As per CLEA UK toluene. Aromatic EC 8-10 Toxicity data from TPHCWG, Volume 5 (1999). Inhalation TDI amended to account for average child body weight and child inhalation rate (method as per Aliphatic EC 5-6). Oral and inhalation MDI taken from DEFRA ethylbenzene toxicity report. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as EC fraction deemed to be lipophillic. Fate & transport data taken from TPHCWG, Volume 4 (1997). Data converted to CLEA UK required format using USEPA (2001) equations, where required. Aromatic EC 10-12 Toxicity data from TPHCWG, Volume 5 (1999). Inhalation TDI amended to account for average child body weight and child inhalation rate (method as per Aliphatic EC 5-6). Oral and inhalation MDI taken from DEFRA naphthalene toxicity report. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as EC fraction deemed to be lipophillic. Fate & transport data taken from TPHCWG, Volume 4 (1997). Data converted to CLEA UK required format using USEPA (2001) equations, where required. Aromatic EC 12-16 Toxicity data from TPHCWG, Volume 5 (1999). Inhalation TDI amended to account for average child body weight and child inhalation rate (method as per Aliphatic EC 5-6). Oral and inhalation MDI taken from DEFRA naphthalene toxicity report. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as EC fraction deemed to be lipophillic. Fate & transport data taken from TPHCWG, Volume 4 (1997). Data converted to CLEA UK required format using USEPA (2001) equations, where required. Aromatic EC 16-21 Toxicity data from TPHCWG, Volume 5 (1999). Oral MDI taken from DEFRA naphthalene toxicity report. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as EC fraction deemed to be lipophillic. Fate & transport data taken from TPHCWG, Volume 4 (1997). Data converted to CLEA UK required format using USEPA (2001) equations, where required. Aromatic EC 21-35 Toxicity data from TPHCWG, Volume 5 (1999). Oral MDI taken from DEFRA naphthalene toxicity report. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as EC fraction deemed to be lipophillic.

Fate & transport data taken from TPHCWG, Volume 4 (1997). Data converted to CLEA UK required format using USEPA (2001) equations, where required. Benzo(a)pyrene Toxicity information taken from DEFRA toxicology report. Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Naphthalene Toxicity information taken from DEFRA toxicology report. Fate and transport information taken from draft SGV report. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be (marginally) lipophillic. Fluorene Toxicity data (oral TDI) taken from Dutch RIVM toxicity report (711701025). MDI taken from Dutch background concentration, amended for 70kg body weight. Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Benzo(ghi)perylene Toxicity data (oral TDI) taken from Dutch RIVM toxicity report (711701025). MDI taken from Dutch background concentration, amended for 70kg body weight. Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Anthracene Toxicity data (oral TDI) taken from Dutch RIVM toxicity report (711701025). MDI taken from Dutch background concentration, amended for 70kg body weight. Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Acenaphthylene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.001 (Malcolm & Dobson 1994). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Acenaphthene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.001 (Malcolm & Dobson 1994). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Phenanthrene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.001 (Malcolm & Dobson 1994). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Fluoranthene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.001 (Malcolm & Dobson 1994). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic.

Pyrene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.001 (Malcolm & Dobson 1994). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Chrysene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.1 (McClure & Schoeny 1995). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Benz(a)anthracene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.1 (McClure & Schoeny 1995). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.1 (McClure & Schoeny 1995). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Dibenz(a,h)anthracene Benzo(a)pyrene value used for index dose (TEF of 1.0; McClure & Schoeny 1995). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Benzo(b)fluoranthene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.1 (McClure & Schoeny 1995). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Benzo(k)fluoranthene Index dose amended from benzo(a)pyrene value, using TEF of 0.1 (McClure & Schoeny 1995). Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors used (Travis & Arms 1988), as log Kow > 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used as deemed to be lipophillic. Copper Toxicity data (oral TDI and MDI) taken from Dutch RIVM toxicity report (711701025). Solubility taken from BPRisc database. Kd from USEPA. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors from USEPA. Zinc Toxicity data (oral TDI) taken from Dutch RIVM toxicity report (711701025). Dutch MDI data causes CLEA UK to crash; to work around this problem with CLEA UK, dummy inhalation data has been entered. This enables the model to work. Solubility taken from BPRisc database. Kd from USEPA. Numeric soil to plant concentration factors from USEPA. Inorganic Cyanide Toxicity information taken from DEFRA toxicology report. Solubility and Kd taken from BPRisc database. MTBE Inhalation TDI taken from BPRisc database. No MDI data available, therefore inhalation MDI calculated using equation F4-1 in SNIFFER manual (2003). This MDI causes CLEA UK to crash. To solve this problem within the model, dummy oral toxicity information has been entered into the oral

pathway boxes within CLEA UK (and the oral screening criteria is subsequently ignored at the output stage of the model). Fate and transport information taken from BPRisc database (boiling point from USEPA database). Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors not used, as contaminant deemed to not be lipophillic. Chlorobenzenes (total) Toxicity data taken from Dutch RIVM toxicity report (711701025). MDI derived using Dutch background information. Fate and transport data taken from USEPA database. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors not used, as contaminant deemed to not be lipophillic. 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene Toxicity data taken from USEPA database. No MDI data available, therefore oral MDI calculated using equation F4-1 in SNIFFER manual (2003). Fate and transport data taken from USEPA database. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used, as contaminant deemed to be (marginally) lipophillic. 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene Toxicity data taken from USEPA database. No MDI data available, therefore oral MDI calculated using equation F4-1 in SNIFFER manual (2003). Fate and transport data taken from USEPA database. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors used, as contaminant deemed to be (marginally) lipophillic. TCE (Trichloroethene) Toxicity information taken from DEFRA toxicity report. Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors not used, as contaminant deemed to not be lipophillic. PCE (Tetrachloroethene) Toxicity information taken from DEFRA toxicity report. Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors not used, as contaminant deemed to not be lipophillic. TCA (1,1,1-Trichloroethane) Toxicity information taken from DEFRA toxicity report. Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors not used, as contaminant deemed to not be lipophillic. CT (Carbon Tetrachloride) Toxicity information taken from DEFRA toxicity report. Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors not used, as contaminant deemed to not be lipophillic. DCA (1,2-Dichloroethane) Toxicity information taken from DEFRA toxicity report. Fate and transport information taken from draft EA technical report P5-079/TR1. Briggs model used for soil to plant concentration factors, as Log Kow < 4.5. Dust enrichment factors not used, as contaminant deemed to not be lipophillic. PCBs (sum of 7 indicator congeners) Toxicity information (oral and inhalation TDI, and MDI) taken from Dutch RIVM toxicity report (711701025). Fate and transport information obtained from USEPA database. Briggs model not used due to high Log Kow, so soil to plant concentration factors calculated using Travis & Arms (1988) equation. Dust enrichment factors selected.

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