Higher-risk group population risks
20 µg/kg standard
- (125 ng x 0.083)/60 kg bw = 0.17 cancers per year per 100 000 people (range 0.03 - 0.3)
10 µg/kg standard
- (103 ng x 0.083)/60 kg bw = 0.14 cancers per year per 100 000 people (range 0.02 - 0.3)
Reducing the hypothetical standard from 20 to 10 µg/kg yields a reduction in estimated population risk by 300 cancers per year per billion people