Exposures settings

Calculation settings

Table 114 Calculation settings for module Exposures.
Name Type Description
Risk type
ExposureType The type of exposure considered in the assessment; acute (short term) or chronic (long-term).
Multiple substances analysis

Boolean

Specifies whether the assessment involves multiple substances.
Express results in terms of reference substance equivalents (cumulative)

Boolean

Specifies whether the assessment involves multiple substances and results should be cumulated over all substances.
Include dietary and non-dietary routes of exposure

Boolean

Specifies whether the assessment involves both dietary and non-dietary (oral, inhalatory or dermal) routes of exposure.
Target level
TargetLevelType Select to express hazard characterisations at external or internal exposure level. For an aggregate assessement, that is dietary and nondietary exposure data are combined, the target dose level is always internal. When only dietary exposures are available, the target dose level is optional, i.c. external or internal.
Match non-dietary to dietary survey individuals

Boolean

Specifies whether the individuals of one or more non-dietary surveys should be matched to individuals in the dietary survey according to the individual codes (idIndividual). If unchecked, nondietary exposures are randomly allocated to dietary survey individuals.
Match individuals of multiple non-dietary surveys

Boolean

If checked, exposures from identical individuals in non-dietary surveys are aggregated to obtain the overall nondietary exposures. If unchecked, exposures from random individuals in all non-dietary surveys are aggregated.
Model-then-add

Boolean

Specifies whether to create separate exposure models for specific groups of foods-as-measured (model-then-add).

Output settings

Table 115 Output settings for module Exposures.
Name Type Description
Include drill-down on 9 individuals around specified percentile.

Boolean

Specifies whether drilldown on 9 individuals is to be included in the output.
Summarize simulated data

Boolean

Specifies whether a summary of the simulated consumptions and concentrations should be included in the output.
Store simulated individual day exposures

Boolean

Store the simulated individual day exposures. If unchecked, no additional output will be generated. If checked, the output will contain an additional section with the simulated individual day exposures.
Show percentiles for

AlphaNumeric

Give specific percentiles of exposure distribution (%), e.g. 50 90 95 97.5 99 (space separated).
Percentage for drilldown

Numeric

Gives detailed output for nine individuals near this percentile of the exposure distribution.
Percentage for upper tail

Numeric

Gives detailed output for this upper percentage of the exposure distribution.
Show % of population below level(s)
ExposureMethod This setting is used for reporting the percentages of individuals (chronic) or individual days (acute) exceeding certain exposure levels. These exposure levels can be generated automatically based on the observed exposures (Automatic, default) or specified explicitly (Manual).
Exposure levels

AlphaNumeric

Specify exposure levels for which to give the percentage of exposure below these levels, e.g. 1 10 50 100 200 500.
Number of levels of covariable to predict exposure

Numeric

Specify the number of levels, e.g. 20. The range of the covariable is divided by the number of levels: range = (max - min)/levels. For these covariable levels exposures are predicted.
Predict exposure at extra covariable levels

Numeric

Specify specific prediction levels in addition to the automatically generated prediction levels (space separated).
Lower percentage for variability (%)

Numeric

The default value of 25% may be overruled.
Upper percentage for variability (%)

Numeric

The default value of 75% may be overruled.
Report consumptions and exposures per individual instead of per kg body weight

Boolean

Specifies whether body weights should be ignored and consumptions and exposures should be expressed per individual. Otherwise, the consumptions and exposures are per kg body weight.

Uncertainty settings

Table 116 Uncertainty settings for module Exposures.
Name Type Description
Resample kinetic model parameter values

Boolean

Specifies whether kinetic model parameter values are resampled.