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