Table 2 Concentration, estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), and hazard index (HI) for trace metals analyzed in the edible fillet of Sphoeroides spp. from Navachiste, Mexico.

From: Health risk of consuming Sphoeroides spp. from the Navachiste Lagoon complex due to its trace metals and organochlorine pesticides content

Metal

Concentration

(mg kg−1 dry wt)

EDI

(mg kg−1 dry wt)

THQ

ILCR

Cd

1.45

2.38

0.06

9.5 × 10–2

Cu

5.06

37.82

0.05

2.6 × 10–1

Fe

80.52

2.88

0.02

4.0 × 10–1

Mn

6.13

3.79

0.19

7.6 × 10–2

Ni

8.06

89.03

0.30

6.8 × 10–4

Pb

18.42

0.68

0.68

2.7 × 10–1

Zn

189.55

8.65

2.16

3.5 × 10–2

   

HI = 2.84

 
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