Table 4 The cancer risk (CR) associated with the consumption of imported frozen muscle and liver cattle by heavy metals in relation to the estimated daily intake (EDI) (µg/kg bw/day) and cancer slope factor (CSF) (µg/kg bw/day).

From: Health risk assessment of heavy metals in imported frozen bovine meat and organs marketed in Sohag, Egypt

Heavy metals

CSF (mg/kg/day)*

Muscle

Liver

EDI (mg/kg bw/days)

CR

EDI (mg/kg bw/days)

CR

Mercury

–

–

–

–

–

Lead

0.0085

6.9E − 5

5.86E − 7

2.6E − 5

2.2E − 7

Cadmium

0.38

3.04E − 6

1.15E − 6

2.48E − 6

9.4E − 7

  1. *USEPA (2011): “United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2011”20. bw: body weight.
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