Q. 1) Estimate a total daily oral dose of zinc for a deer mouse using the information below. Concentration of contaminant Contaminant 95% UCLM (mg/kg) 90th percentile Maximum (mg/kg) concentration (mg/Kg) Zinc 210 331 465 Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) Foraging area 120 m (120- 4000 m?) Body weight 21.7 g (15 - 41.8g) Foraging guild Omnivore Diet proportions Insects and worms 55% Grasses, berries and seeds 45% Food ingestion rate 0.054 kg dw food/kg body Comment: Please observe weight/day that this is dw (dry weight) not ww (wet weight) Incidental soil ingestion rate 2% of dry food ingestion rate Water ingestion rate 0.19 1/kg BW/day