Table 3 Percentage variation between deterministic risk and probabilistic risk due to annual indoor concentration considering RfC by CPCB for PM and RfC by OSHA for BC.

From: Expected health risk out of black carbon and particulate matter in the indoor environment of an industrial cluster of chandigarh in India

Percentage variation between deterministic risk and probabilistic risk due to annual indoor concentration

Gender

Age group

Deterministic health risk

Probabilistic health risk

Percentage difference

PM10

PM2.5

*BC

PM10

PM2.5

*BC

PM10

PM2.5

*BC

Male

16–21

0.987

0.737

2.25E-04

0.99

0.74

10.4E-05

0.3

0.4

0

21–30

0.987

0.737

2.25E-4

0.99

0.74

2.25E-4

0.3

0.4

0

30–40

0.987

0.737

2.25E-4

0.99

0.74

2.25E-4

0.3

0.4

0

40–50

0.987

0.737

2.25E-4

0.99

0.74

2.25E-4

0.3

0.4

0

50–60

0.987

0.737

2.25E-4

0.99

0.74

2.26E-4

0.3

0.4

0.4

Female

16–21

0.987

0.737

2.25E-4

0.99

0.74

2.25E-4

0.3

0.4

0

21–30

0.987

0.737

2.25E-4

0.99

0.74

2.25E-4

0.3

0.4

0

30–40

0.987

0.737

2.25E-4

0.99

0.74

2.25E-4

0.3

0.4

0

40–50

0.987

0.737

2.25E-4

0.99

0.74

2.25E-4

0.3

0.4

0

50–60

0.987

0.737

2.25E-4

0.99

0.74

2.25E-4

0.3

0.4

0

  1. *The two-month daily 8-h average concentration has been considered for estimating the HQ of BC.
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