Table 4 Percentage variation between carcinogenicity risk of BC for a 2-months average indoor concentration using a deterministic and probabilistic approach for risk estimation.

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

Gender

Age group

Deterministic LCR of BC

Probabilistic LCR of BC

Percentage difference

Males

16–21

6.86E-05

6.93E-05

1.01E-02

 

21–30

6.83E-05

6.90E-05

1.02E-02

 

30–40

7.19E-05

7.27E-05

1.16E-02

 

40–50

7.13E-05

7.22E-05

1.27E-02

 

50–60

7.20E-05

7.28E-05

1.12E-02

Females

16–21

6.35E-05

6.42E-05

1.03E-02

 

21–30

6.24E-05

6.31E-05

1.05E-02

 

30–40

6.17E-05

6.23E-05

0.95E-02

 

40–50

6.47E-05

6.54E-05

1.01E-02

 

50–60

6.44E-05

6.51E-05

1.13E-02

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