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== Answer ==
 
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Mother's exposure at level 100 pg /d (fairly typical amount) will lead to child's TEQ concentration of 44 pg /g fat (logTEQ 3.8).
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<rcode graphics=1>
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# This is code Op_en7797/ on page [[Infant's dioxin exposure]]
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library(OpasnetUtils)
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objects.latest("Op_en7797", code_name="initiate")
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exposure <- Ovariable("exposure", data = data.frame(Exposure_agent = "TEQ", Result = 100))
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dx.expo.child <- EvalOutput(dx.expo.child)
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oprint(summary(dx.expo.child))
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</rcode>
  
 
== Rationale ==
 
== Rationale ==

Revision as of 12:32, 24 May 2017



Question

How to measure infant's dioxin exposure due to fetal period and breast feeding?

Answer

Mother's exposure at level 100 pg /d (fairly typical amount) will lead to child's TEQ concentration of 44 pg /g fat (logTEQ 3.8).

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Rationale

Inputs

Parametres(-)
ObsParametreValueDescription
1TEQ half-life2737.5t0.5: 7.5 * 365, Dioxin half-life in adults (d)
2TEQ fraction absorbed0.8f_ing: 0.80, Fraction of dioxin ingested that is actually absorbed (-)
3TEQ fraction to child0.1 - 0.25f_mtoc: 0.25, Fraction of mother's dioxin burden that enters the child during breast-feeding in 6 mo. Alaluusua et Vartiainen (-)
4Body fat in infant1580BF: 0.2 * (7.692+8.141) / 2, body fat amount in the infant at six months of age (g) [[:op_en:Body weight of 0-24 months old Finnish children]].

Calculations

  • Ovariables initiated 19.5.2017 [1]

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See also