Table A-4. Calculation of the noncarcinogenic hazard index for the
health-conservative exposure scenario.
Predicted Water EPA
concentration ingestion hazard index
Observation point Chemical (mg/L) (mg/kg-d) (exposure/RFD)
Well 250 feet west of LLNL
Maximum chloroform
concentration
PCE 6.2x10-3 1.8x10-4 2x10-2
TCE 2.6x10-1 7.4x10-3 NA
Chloroform 5.5x10-2 1.6x10-3 2x10-1
1,1-DCE 1.0x10-2 2.9x10-4 3x10-2
Carbon 7.9x10-3 2.3x10-4 3x10-1
tetrachloride Sum = 5x10-1
Maximum TCE, 1,1-DCE,
and carbon tetrachloride
concentrations
PCE 5.2x10-2 1.5x10-3 1x10-1
TCE 4.7x10-1 1.3x10-2 NA
Chloroform 2.0x10-2 5.7x10-4 6x10-2
1,1-DCE 2.4x10-2 6.7x10-4 7x10-2
Carbon 1.8x10-2 5.3x10-4 8x10-1
tetrachloride Sum = 1x10-0
Maximum PCE
concentration
PCE 2.7x10-1 7.7x10-3 8x10-1
TCE 6.2x10-2 1.8x10-3 NA
Chloroform 8.2x10-3 2.3x10-4 2x10-2
1,1-DCE 1.4x10-2 4.0x10-4 4x10-2
Carbon 1.1x10-2 3.1x10-4 4x10-1
tetrachloride Sum = 1x10-0
Well 1 mile west of LLNL
Maximum chloroform
concentration
PCE 5.9x10-3 1.7x10-4 2x10-2
TCE 2.4x10-1 6.9x10-3 NA
Chloroform 4.9x10-2 1.4x10-3 1x10-1
1,1-DCE 1.0x10-2 2.9x10-4 3x10-2
Carbon 7.9x10-3 2.3x10-4 3x10-1
tetrachloride Sum = 5x10-1
Maximum TCE, 1,1-DCE,
and carbon tetrachloride
concentrations
PCE 5.2x10-2 1.5x10-3 1x10-1
TCE 3.8x10-1 1.1x10-2 NA
Chloroform 1.7x10-2 4.9x10-4 5x10-2
1,1-DCE 2.2x10-2 6.4x10-4 7x10-2
Carbon 1.8x10-2 5.0x10-4 7x10-1
tetrachloride Sum = 1x10-0
Maximum PCE
concentration
PCE 2.1x10-1 6.0x10-3 6x10-1
TCE 5.8x10-2 1.7x10-3 NA
Chloroform 7.3x10-3 2.1x10-4 2x10-2
1,1-DCE 1.5x10-2 4.2x10-4 5x10-2
Carbon 1.1x10-2 3.3x10-4 5x10-1
tetrachloride Sum = 1x10-0
Well 2 miles west of LLNL
Maximum chloroform
concentrations
PCE 6.1x10-3 1.7x10-4 2x10-2
TCE 2.3x10-1 6.6x10-3 NA
Chloroform 4.5x10-2 1.3x10-3 1x10-1
1,1-DCE 1.0x10-2 3.2x10-4 3x10-2
Carbon 7.9x10-3 1.9x10-4 3x10-1
tetrachloride Sum = 5x10-1
Maximum TCE, 1,1-DCE,
and carbon tetrachloride
concentrations
PCE 4.9x10-2 1.4x10-3 1x10-1
TCE 3.4x10-1 9.7x10-3 NA
Chloroform 1.6x10-2 4.6x10-4 5x10-2
1,1-DCE 2.0x10-2 5.6x10-4 6x10-2
Carbon 1.5x10-2 4.4x10-4 6x10-1
tetrachloride Sum = 9x10-1
Maximum TCE, 1,1-DCE,
and carbon tetrachloride
concentrations
PCE 1.7x10-1 4.9x10-3 5x10-1
TCE 5.6x10-2 1.6x10-3 NA
Chloroform 6.9x10-3 2.0x10-4 2x10-2
1,1-DCE 1.3x10-2 3.8x10-4 4x10-2
Carbon 1.1x10-2 3.0x10-4 4x10-1
tetrachloride Sum = 1x10-0
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