Table 7 Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk of studied PTEs.

From: Innovative isotopic modeling and risk assessment of PTEs and PAHs in urban soils

PTEs

HQIngestion

HQinhalation

HQdermal

Hazard index (HI)

Cancer risk (CR)

Adults

Children

Adults

Children

Adults

Children

Adults

Children

Adults

Children

Zn

2.1 × 10−4

1.6 × 10−3

2.02 × 10−8

4.5 × 10−8

6.5 × 10−6

2.5 × 10−6

7.3 × 10−4

5.3 × 10−3

-

-

Cu

9.7 × 10−5

7.2 × 10−4

9.1 × 10−9

2 × 10−8

2.9 × 10−6

1.1 × 10−6

2.6 × 10−3

1.8 × 10−2

-

-

Ni

9.6 × 10−5

7.1 × 10 − 4

9.07 × 10−9

2 × 10−8

2.9 × 10−6

1.1 × 10−6

5.3 × 10−3

3.6 × 10−2

4.5 × 10−3

3 × 10−2

Pb

4.6 × 10−5

3.4 × 10−4

4.3 × 10−9

9.6 × 10−9

1.4 × 10−6

5.5 × 10−7

1.5 × 10−2

9.9 × 10−2

6.6 × 10−4

4.1 × 10−3

Cr

1.9 × 10−4

1.4 × 10−3

1.7 × 10−8

3.9 × 10−8

5.8 × 10−6

2.2 × 10−6

1.6 × 10−1

5.1 × 10−1

6.7 × 10−6

2.16 × 10−5

Cd

4.1 × 10−7

3 × 10−6

3.8 × 10−11

8.6 × 10−11

1.2 × 10−8

4.9 × 10−9

1.6 × 10−3

3.5 × 10−3

1 × 10−2

2.2 × 10−2

As

7.9 × 10−6

5.9 × 10−5

7.4 × 10−10

1.6 × 10−9

2.4 × 10−7

9.4 × 10−8

4.2 × 10−2

2 × 10−1

6.3 × 10−2

3 × 10−1