List of Variables

A area of trench (m2)
ABS absorption factor (unitless)
ACvad volumetric air content in vadose zone soil (cm3/cm3)
ACH air changes per hour (h-1)
AF soil to skin adherence factor (mg/cm2)
AT averaging time (days)
B lipophilic property (unitless)
BW body weight (kg)
CDI chronic daily intake (mg/kg-day)
CA chemical concentration in air (mg/m3)
CGW concentration of contaminant in groundwater (�g/L)
CS chemical concentration in soil or sediment (mg/kg)
CSFd dermal carcinogenic slope factor (mg/kg-day)-1
CSFi inhalation carcinogenic slope factor (mg/kg-day)-1
CSFo oral carcinogenic slope factor (mg/kg-day)-1
CT chemical concentration in tissue (mg/kg)
Ctrench concentration of contaminant in trench (�g/m3)
CW concentration of chemical in water (mg/cm3)
Dair diffusion coefficient in air (cm2/s)
Dtrench depth of trench (m)
DAD dermally absorbed dose (mg/kg-day)
DAevent absorbed dose per event (mg/cm2-event)
ED exposure duration (years)
EF exposure frequency (days/year)
ET exposure time (hours/day)
EV event frequency (events/day)
F fraction of floor through which contaminant can enter (unitless)
FA Fraction absorbed
FI Fraction ingested from source (unitless)
Hi Henry's Law constant for contaminant (atm-m3/mol)
IF intake factor (units vary)
IR-A inhalation rate (m3/hr)
IR-O ingestion rate of aquatic organisms (kg/day)
IR-S ingestion rate of soil or sediment (mg/day)
IR-W ingestion rate of water (L/hour)
kG, H2O gas-phase mass transfer coefficient of water vapor at 25�C
Ki overall mass transfer coefficient of contaminant (cm/s)
kiG gas-phase mass transfer coefficient of i (cm/s)
kiL liquid-phase mass transfer coefficient of i (cm/s)
kL, O2 liquid-phase mass transfer coefficient of oxygen at 25�C (cm/s)
Kp permeability coefficient (cm/hr)
Ld distance between trench bottom and groundwater (cm)
Lgw depth to groundwater (cm)
MWH2O molecular weight of water (g/mol)
MWi molecular weight of i (g/mol)
MWO2 molecular weight of oxygen (g/mol)
PEF particulate emission factor (m3/kg)
Porvad total soil porosity in vadose zone (cm3/cm3)
R ideal gas constant (atm-m3/mol-�K)
RfC reference concentration (mg/m3)
RfD reference dose (mg/kg-day)
RfDd dermal reference dose (mg/kg-day)
RfDi inhalation reference dose (mg/kg-day)
RfDo oral reference dose (mg/kg-day)
RL remediation level for a given medium
RLd remediation level for dermal exposure
RLi remediation level for inhalation exposure
RLo remediation level for oral exposure
SA skin surface area available for contact (cm2)
T average system absolute temperature (�K)
t* time to reach steady state (hours)
THQ target hazard quotient (unitless)
tau lag time (hours)
V volume of trench (m3)
VF volatilization factor (m3/kg or L/m3)
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