Based on the BTM, recommended SIR values for the general population of Chinese children (2.5 to 12 years old) are 52 mg/d for the central tendency and 217 mg/d for the upper percentile. We did not differentiate between outside soil and indoor dust. Considering the lower concentration of tracer elements in indoor dust than outside soil, actual soil and dust ingestion rates could be higher. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP930.
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