Table 14 Hazard indices for all target organs for chronic exposure to heavy metals in the study area.
Pollutant | Target organ | Kidney | Respiratory | Cardiovascular | Reproductivity | Nervous | Hematologic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
As | \(\:HQ\) | \(\:2.5\) | \(\:2.5\) | \(\:2.5\) | \(\:2.5\) | ||
Cd | \(\:0.3\) | \(\:0.3\) | |||||
Co | \(\:0.87\) | \(\:0.87\) | \(\:0.87\) | ||||
Cr | \(\:0.7\) | ||||||
Ni | \(\:3.14\) | \(\:3.14\) | |||||
Pb | \(\:5.53\) | \(\:5.53\) | \(\:5.527\) | ||||
V | \(\:0.37\) | ||||||
Total hazard index\(\:\sum \: HQ\) | \(\:5.83\) | \(\:7.88\) | \(\:3.37\) | \(\:8.03\) | \(\:8.03\) | \(\:4.01\) | |
