Table 3

Inhalation intake estimates for each exposure scenario

ScenarioIntake (μg/day)Percentage of intake from home24 h PM2.5Percentage of intake reduction if shift to SF home
2-year-old child SF home34 (2.4–127)49 (2.3–97)3.0 (0.2–11)
2-year-old child smoking home298 (54–971)91 (61–100)38 (7.0–124)79 (28–99)
11-year-old child SF home45 (3.3–163)40 (1–95)3.5 (0.3–13)
11-year-old child smoking home291 (55–909)97 (47–100)31 (6–100)76 (23–99)
40-year-old adult SF home59 (4.2–217)37 (1–93)3.6 (0.3–13)
40-year-old adult smoking home334 (62–1046)84 (39–100)30 (5.7–95)74 (19–99)
70-year-old housebound adult SF home27 (0.7–118)100 (100–100)2.5 (0.1–11)
70-year-old housebound adult smoking home479 (77–1630)100 (100–100)44 (7.4–146)86 (40–100)
Adult urban polluted; SF home572 (147–1200)46 (28–64)28 (7.1–58)
  • Mean with 5th and 95th centile values in parenthesis.

  • PM, particulate matter; SF, smoke-free.