Table 3 Target hazard quotient (THQ) of investigated metals in the fish and crustacean muscles during winter, and summer seasons.

From: Assessment of health risks associated with heavy metal contamination in selected fish and crustacean species from Temsah Lake, Suez Canal

Species

THQ(Cd)

THQ(Pb)

THQ(Ni)

THQ(Hg)

THQ(Sn)

Ad

Ch

Ad

Ch

Ad

Ch

Ad

Ch

Ad

Ch

Winter

 Mugil cephalus

0.03

0.06

0.09

0.20

0.01

0.03

4.93E-03

1.08E-02

1.64E-04

3.60E-04

 Mugil capito

0.03

0.06

0.15

0.32

0.02

0.04

4.93E-03

1.08E-02

1.64E-04

3.60E-04

 L. aurata

0.03

0.07

0.16

0.34

0.01

0.03

6.58E-03

1.44E-02

1.92E-04

4.20E-04

 Morone labrax

0.02

0.04

0.08

0.17

0.01

0.02

ND

ND

2.74E-05

6.00E-05

 Cerastoderma glaucum

0.10

0.21

0.21

0.47

0.03

0.06

1.97E-02

4.32E-02

4.66E-04

1.02E-03

 Paratapes undulatus

0.13

0.29

0.30

0.65

0.04

0.08

6.58E-02

1.44E-01

5.76E-04

1.26E-03

 R. decussatus

0.10

0.22

0.28

0.61

0.03

0.06

1.64E-02

3.60E-02

2.47E-04

5.40E-04

 Callinectes sapidus

0.10

0.21

0.23

0.51

0.02

0.05

1.81E-02

3.96E-02

3.29E-04

7.19E-04

 Metapenaeus Stebbingi

0.07

0.14

0.20

0.44

0.02

0.04

1.48E-02

3.24E-02

2.19E-04

4.80E-04

Summer

 Mugil cephalus

0.03

0.07

0.15

0.33

0.02

0.03

ND

ND

4.11E-04

8.99E-04

 Mugil capito

0.03

0.06

0.20

0.44

0.02

0.04

1.64E-03

3.60E-03

3.01E-04

6.59E-04

 L. aurata

0.05

0.11

0.24

0.53

0.02

0.05

ND

ND

4.66E-04

1.02E-03

 Morone labrax

0.03

0.06

0.12

0.27

0.01

0.03

ND

ND

2.47E-04

5.40E-04

 Cerastoderma glaucum

0.11

0.24

0.30

0.67

0.04

0.09

1.64E-03

3.60E-03

7.95E-04

1.74E-03

 Paratapes undulatus

0.16

0.35

0.39

0.85

0.05

0.11

6.58E-03

1.44E-02

9.32E-04

2.04E-03

 R. decussatus

0.14

0.30

0.35

0.76

0.04

0.08

8.22E-03

1.80E-02

4.66E-04

1.02E-03

 Callinectes sapidus

0.11

0.25

0.32

0.70

0.03

0.07

6.58E-03

1.44E-02

6.03E-04

1.32E-03

 Metapenaeus Stebbingi

0.10

0.21

0.22

0.48

0.03

0.06

1.64E-03

3.60E-03

3.84E-04

8.39E-04

  1. Ad adults, Ch children.