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Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water (1999)
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. "D Risks Associated with Disinfection By-products Formed by Water Chlorination Related to Trihalomethanes (THMs)." Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1999.

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Summary Table of Risk Estimates for THMs in Surface Water

		Compound
		Chloroform	Bromodichloromethane	Chlorodibromomethane	Bromoform	Total Risk
Water Concentration^a µg L^-1		90	12	5	2.1
	Unit Dose Factor	Potencies by Route
Ingestion	0.0086	0.031	0.13	0.094	0.008
Inhalation	0.019	0.019	0.13	0.094	0.004
Dermal uptake	0.0024	0.019	0.13	0.094	0.004
Total risk by chemical		6.1 × 10^-5	4.7 × 10^-5	1.4 × 10^-5	3.2 × 10^-7	1.2 × 10^-4
^a Data from Brass and others (1981).

Summary Table of Risk Estimates for THMs in Ground Water

		Compound
		Chloroform	Bromodichloromethane	Chlorodibromomethane	Bromoform	Total Risk
Water Concentration^a µg L^-1		8.9	5.8	6.6	11
	Unit Dose Factor	Potencies by Route
Ingestion	0.0086	0.031	0.13	0.094	0.008
Inhalation	0.019	0.019	0.13	0.094	0.004
Dermal uptake	0.0024	0.019	0.13	0.094	0.004
Total risk by chemical		6.0 × 10^-6	2.3 × 10^-5	1.9 × 10^-5	1.7 × 10^-6	4.9 × 10^-5
^a Data from Brass and others (1981).