5.14 SHORELINE DERMAL CONTACT

    Dermal contact with shoreline sediments requires values for the shoreline sediment thickness, the density of shoreline sediments, shoreline contact event frequency, area of skin contacted, and adherence factor for sediment on skin. Default values for these parameters are as defined in Table 5.14.

TABLE 5.14 Shoreline Dermal Contact Parameter Default Values

         
Default Value
Parameter
  
Definition
  
Units
  
Individual
  
Population
tss   sediment thickness  
m
  
0.01
  
0.01
rss   sediment density  
g/cm3
  
1.5
  
1.5
FEsl   contact frequency  
event/d
  
0.066
  
0.066
Fwd   time fraction  
--(a)
  
1.0
  
1.0
Awd   skin area contacted  
cm2
  
5,800
  
5,800
Ahd   adherence factor  
mg/cm2
  
1.0
  
1.0
(a) Dash indicates not applicable.