Table 4 Hazard Quotient and Carcinogenic Risk of H.Ms from consumption of foodstuff samples.

From: Assessment of toxic heavy metals in commonly consumed foods in Egypt and their implications for public health and safety

Category

Sample

type

Hazard Quotient (HQ)

Carcinogenic Risk (CR)

Pb

Cd

Cr

As

IH= ∑HQ

Pb

Cd

Cr

As

∑CR

Beverages

Carbonated soft drinks

6.36E-03

1.11E-02

3.05E-03

5.86E-03*

2.64E-02

1.89E-07

4.23E-06

4.57E-06

2.64E-06*

1.16E-05

Energy drinks

7.32E-03

1.01E-02

4.37E-03

6.56E-03*

2.84E-02

2.18E-07

3.85E-06

6.56E-06

2.95E-06*

1.36E-05

Tea

1.07E-03

1.71E-03

3.29E-04

1.90E-03

5.01E-03

3.19E-08

6.49E-07

4.94E-07

8.54E-07

2.03E-06

Instant coffee

1.13E-04

2.25E-04

5.01E-05

2.50E-04

6.39E-04

3.35E-09

8.57E-08

7.51E-08

1.13E-07

2.77E-07

Processed Cereals

Wheat Flour

9.43E-02

2.91E-02

1.10E-02

6.47E-02

1.99E-01

2.81E-06

1.11E-05

1.65E-05

2.91E-05

5.95E-05

Bread

1.77E-02

8.05E-03

1.26E-03

1.58E-02

4.28E-02

5.27E-07

3.06E-06

1.89E-06

7.1E-06

1.26E-05

Macaroni

4.11E-03

1.76E-03

3.19E-04

2.13E-03

8.31E-03

1.22E-07

6.67E-07

4.79E-07

9.58E-07

2.23E-06

Instant Noodles

1.41E-02

3.55E-03

1.39E-03

1.15E-02

3.05E-02

4.19E-07

1.35E-06

2.08E-06

5.18E-06

9.03E-06

Corn products

1.12E-02

1.18E-02

2.15E-03

3.93E-02

6.45E-02

3.33E-07

4.48E-06

3.22E-06

1.77E-05

2.57E-05

Milk/Dairy products

Milk

5.33E-03

5.61E-03

1.57E-03

5.24E-03

1.78E-02

1.58E-07

2.13E-06

2.36E-06

2.36E-06

7.01E-06

Dairy milk

5.65E-04

8.43E-04

2.22E-04

1.54E-03

3.17E-03

1.68E-08

3.2E-07

3.33E-07

6.94E-07

1.36E-06

Fish/Meat products

Canned Fishes

6.70E-03

1.08E-03

2.85E-04

3.04E-03

1.11E-02

1.99E-07

4.11E-07

4.27E-07

1.37E-06

2.4E-06

Canned Beef

1.15E-02

1.77E-03

4.51E-04

4.86E-03

1.86E-02

3.43E-07

6.73E-07

6.77E-07

2.19E-06

3.88E-06

Luncheon

1.57E-02

2.49E-02

6.56E-03

7.29E-03

5.45E-02

4.68E-07

9.46E-06

9.84E-06

3.28E-06

2.3E-05

Table salt

processed & natural

5.06E-04

8.40E-05

3.39E-05

2.63E-04

8.87E-04

1.51E-08

3.19E-08

5.09E-08

1.18E-07

2.16E-07

  1. *The LOQ value of As was applied when undetected in the sample.