Table 5 Comparison of risk quotients (RQs) for phenol in sediment samples.
Country | Location | Concentration (µg/g dw) | Reference | RQ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AF method | This study | |||||
China | Xi River | Min | 0.63 | 63.40 | 0.79 | |
Max | 34.80 | 3478.00 | 43.22 | |||
Mean | 12.10 | 1210.00 | 15.03 | |||
Pu River | Min | 0.19 | 19.20 | 0.24 | ||
Max | 20.10 | 2010.00 | 24.97 | |||
Mean | 3.02 | 302.00 | 3.75 | |||
China | Yinma River Basin_NS | Min | 0.06 | 0.79 | 0.08 | |
Max | 0.16 | 1.98 | 0.20 | |||
Mean | 0.11 | 1.35 | 0.13 | |||
Yinma River Basin_WS | Min | 0.07 | 0.93 | 0.09 | ||
Max | 0.18 | 2.30 | 0.23 | |||
Mean | 0.13 | 1.59 | 0.16 | |||
Yinma River Basin_DS | Min | 0.03 | 0.41 | 0.04 | ||
Max | 0.13 | 1.65 | 0.16 | |||
Mean | 0.08 | 1.06 | 0.11 | |||
Ezypt | El-Dekhila Harbor | Min | 1.67 | 0.10 | 2.07 | |
Max | 2.69 | 3.34 | 3.34 | |||
Mean | 2.27 | NA | 2.97 | |||
Abu Talat area | Min | 1.43 | 0.01 | 1.78 | ||
Max | 2.09 | 0.06 | 2.60 | |||
Mean | 1.69 | NA | 2.12 | |||
