Table 17 Estimated daily intake (EDI), reference dose (RfD), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), slope factor and cancer risk of Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd, Pb and Hg from fish muscle sample collected from 13 different sites of East Kolkata Wetland.

From: Health risk assessment and metal contamination in fish, water and soil sediments in the East Kolkata Wetlands, India, Ramsar site

 

Cr

Mn

Co

Ni

Cu

Zn

As

Se

Cd

Pb

Hg

EDI

0.0008

0.0002

0.000014

0.00052

0.0029

0.0050

0.00016

0.0044

0.0034

0.000054

0.000186

RfD

0.003

0.140

0.100

0.020

0.040

0.300

0.0003

0.005

0.001

0.004

0.006

THQ

0.266

0.00174

0.00014

0.026

0.072

0.017

0.525

0.876

3.377

0.014

0.031

Slope factor

 

1.5

 

Cancer risk

      

0.00024

    
  1. Data expressed as mean ± SE (n = 6).
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