Table 9 The total Non carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks of different HMs to adults and children.

From: Characteristics of heavy metal element content and health risk assessment in groundwater in Zhaojue area, Sichuan Province, China

Classification

HMs

Adults

Children

Adults

Contribution rate

Children

Contribution rate

Carcinogenic (ILCR)

As

2.28 × 10−3

57.41%

5.65 × 10−3

57.12%

Cd

1.69 × 10−3

42.54%

4.24 × 10−3

42.83%

Pb

1.88 × 10−6

0.05%

4.72 × 10−6

0.05%

Non-carcinogenic (HI)

As

5.06

14.33%

12.56

14.19%

Cd

27.66

78.33%

69.49

78.51%

Al

4.14 × 10−1

1.17%

1.04

1.17%

Co

4.11 × 10−1

1.16%

1.03

1.16%

Mn

9.21 × 10−2

0.26%

1.76 × 10−1

0.20%

Pb

6.35 × 10−2

0.18%

1.59 × 10−1

0.18%

Hg

1.58

4.47%

3.98

4.49%

Cu

1.97 × 10−2

0.06%

4.88 × 10−2

0.06%

Ni

1.09 × 10−2

0.03%

2.72 × 10−2

0.03%

Zn

2.12 × 10−3

0.01%

5.26 × 10−3

0.01%