Table 3 Hazard quotients of all trace elements and cancer risks of Cd, Cr, and Pb in the study area.

From: Spatial Distribution and Health Risk Assessment of Dissolved Trace Elements in Groundwater in southern China

Elements

RfDingestiona(μg/kg/day)

RfDdermalb(μg/kg/day)

SFc(mg/kg/day)

HQingestiond

HQdermale

HQf

CRg

Ba

70

14

1.23 × 10−1

1.11 × 10−3

1.25 × 10−1

 

Cd

0.5

0.005

6.1

1.28 × 10−3

2.31 × 10−4

1.52 × 10−3

3.92 × 10−6

Co

0.3

0.0003

1.23 × 10−2

8.86 × 10−3

2.12 × 10−2

 

Cr

3.0

0.015

0.5

3.34 × 10−2

2.40 × 10−2

5.74 × 10−2

5.00 × 10−5

Cu

40

12

1.63 × 10−4

9.79 × 10−7

1.64 × 10−4

 

Fe

300

45

1.76 × 10−3

2.11 × 10−5

1.78 × 10−3

 

Mn

20

0.8

1.20 × 10−1

5.41 × 10−3

1.25 × 10−1

 

Mo

5

1.9

2.48 × 10−3

1.18 × 10−5

2.49 × 10−3

 

Ni

20

5.4

1.99 × 10−3

2.66 × 10−6

2.00 × 10−3

 

Pb

1.4

0.42

0.055

5.19 × 10−2

3.11 × 10−4

5.22 × 10−2

4.00 × 10−6

Se

5

2.2

5.26 × 10−2

2.15 × 10−4

5.28 × 10−2

 

Zn

300

60

7.45 × 10−3

4.02 × 10−5

7.49 × 10−3

 

HIh/TCRi

   

4.09 × 10−1

4.02 × 10–2

4.49 × 10−1

5.79 × 10−5

  1. aReference Dose (ingestion); bReference Dose (dermal); cSlope Factor; dHazard Quotient (ingestion); eHazard Quotient (dermal); fHazard Quotient; gCancer Risk; hHazard Index; iTotal Cancer Risk.