Table 2 EDI, THQ of heavy metals (Lead, Cadmium and Mercury) in adults and children in the study area.

From: Assessment of hazardous trace metals and associated health risk as affected by feed intake in buffalo milk

Heavy metals

Lead

Cadmium

Mercury

Feed categories

Fodder

Silage

Mixture

Fodder

Silage

Mixture

Fodder

Silage

Mixture

Conc. of HMs

Minimum

2.09E-02

2.29E-03

2.80E-03

1.06E-02

1.00E-04

3.00E-04

1.04E-02

1.00E-04

1.00E-04

Maximum

3.00E-02

9.01E-02

2.99E-02

5.80E-02

9.00E-02

9.01E-02

1.99E-02

8.00E-02

9.00E-02

Average

2.60E-02

1.62E-02

1.93E-02

1.76E-02

1.56E-02

1.88E-02

1.52E-02

1.33E-02

2.02E-02

EDI (Adult)

Minimum

4.29E-05

4.71E-06

5.76E-06

2.18E-05

2.06E-07

6.17E-07

2.14E-05

2.06E-07

2.06E-07

Maximum

6.17E-05

1.85E-04

6.15E-05

1.19E-04

1.85E-04

1.85E-04

4.09E-05

1.65E-04

1.85E-04

Average

5.35E-05

3.34E-05

3.97E-05

3.63E-05

3.20E-05

3.87E-05

3.13E-05

2.73E-05

4.15E-05

EDI (Child)

Minimum

3.13E-04

3.44E-05

4.20E-05

1.59E-04

1.50E-06

4.50E-06

1.56E-04

1.50E-06

1.50E-06

Maximum

4.50E-04

1.35E-03

4.49E-04

8.70E-04

1.35E-03

1.35E-03

2.99E-04

1.20E-03

1.35E-03

Average

3.90E-04

2.43E-04

2.90E-04

2.64E-04

2.34E-04

2.82E-04

2.29E-04

1.99E-04

3.03E-04

THQ (Adult)

Minimum

1.43E-02

1.57E-03

1.92E-03

2.18E-02

2.06E-04

6.17E-04

2.14E-02

2.06E-04

2.06E-04

Maximum

2.06E-02

6.18E-02

2.05E-02

1.19E-01

1.85E-01

1.85E-01

4.09E-02

1.65E-01

1.85E-01

Average

1.78E-02

1.11E-02

1.32E-02

3.63E-02

3.20E-02

3.87E-02

3.13E-02

2.73E-02

4.15E-02

THQ (Child)

Minimum

1.04E-01

1.15E-02

1.40E-02

1.59E-01

1.50E-03

4.50E-03

1.56E-01

1.50E-03

1.50E-03

Maximum

1.50E-01

4.50E-01

1.50E-01

8.70E-01

1.35E + 00

1.35E + 00

2.99E-01

1.20E + 00

1.35E + 00

Avera ge

1.30E-01

8.11E-02

9.65E-02

2.64E-01

2.34E-01

2.82E-01

2.29E-01

1.99E-01

3.03E-01