Table 5 HI and CR values for males, females, and children in the collected sediment samples.

From: Ecological and human health risks of metal contamination in sediments along Egypt Western Mediterranean coast

Parameter

Hazard Index (HI)

Carcinogenic risk (CR)

Adult

Children

Adult

Children

Males

Females

Males

Females

Cd

Pb

Cd

Pb

Cd

Pb

Locations

 Ia

4.09E−01

4.09E−01

1.51E + 00

6.94E−04

6.23E−06

6.16E−04

2.05E−05

2.28E−03

1.29E−06

 Ib

4.51E−01

4.51E−01

1.67E + 00

1.17E−03

7.19E−06

1.04E−03

2.36E−05

3.84E−03

2.18E−06

 Ic

1.54E + 00

1.54E + 00

5.70E + 00

1.79E−02

6.66E−06

1.59E−02

2.19E−05

5.87E−02

3.32E−05

 II

1.51E−01

1.51E−01

5.57E−01

3.18E−04

2.89E−06

2.82E−04

9.49E−06

1.04E−03

5.91E−07

 IIIa

1.26E−01

1.26E−01

4.65E−01

2.26E−04

6.78E−07

2.01E−04

2.23E−06

7.42E−04

4.21E−07

 IIIb

4.31E−01

4.31E−01

1.60E + 00

6.98E−04

7.38E−06

6.20E−04

2.42E−05

2.29E−03

1.30E−06

 IIIc

4.14E−01

4.14E−01

1.53E + 00

5.03E−04

9.04E−06

4.47E−04

2.97E−05

1.65E−03

9.37E−07

 IV

3.52E−01

3.52E−01

1.30E + 00

3.27E−04

8.21E−06

2.90E−04

2.70E−05

1.07E−03

6.08E−07

 V

2.54E−01

2.54E−01

9.38E−01

1.02E−03

3.36E−06

9.07E−04

1.10E−05

3.35E−03

1.90E−06

 VI

3.25E−01

3.25E−01

1.20E + 00

9.06E−04

6.11E−06

8.05E−04

2.01E−05

2.98E−03

1.69E−06

 VIIa

2.19E + 00

2.19E + 00

8.09E + 00

5.32E−04

7.05E−05

4.73E−04

2.32E−04

1.75E−03

9.91E−07

 VIIb

1.27E−01

1.27E−01

4.70E−01

7.40E−04

7.23E−07

6.58E−04

2.37E−06

2.43E−03

1.38E−06

 VIIIa

2.59E−01

2.59E−01

9.56E−01

6.69E−04

4.91E−06

5.95E−04

1.61E−05

2.20E−03

1.25E−06

 VIIIb

2.84E−01

2.84E−01

1.05E + 00

4.59E−04

6.17E−06

4.08E−04

2.03E−05

1.51E−03

8.54E−07

 VIIIc

3.31E−01

3.31E−01

1.22E + 00

7.18E−04

6.68E−06

6.38E−04

2.20E−05

2.36E−03

1.34E−06

 IXa

9.92E−01

9.92E−01

3.66E + 00

5.95E−04

3.02E−05

5.29E−04

9.91E−05

1.96E−03

1.11E−06

 IXb

2.23E−01

2.23E−01

8.25E−01

4.43E−04

4.59E−06

3.94E−04

1.51E−05

1.46E−03

8.25E−07

 IXc

3.91E−01

3.91E−01

1.44E + 00

4.83E−04

8.61E−06

4.30E−04

2.83E−05

1.59E−03

9.00E−07

 X

6.84E−01

6.84E−01

2.53E + 00

5.84E−04

1.67E−05

5.19E−04

5.49E−05

1.92E−03

1.09E−06

 XIa

4.30E−01

4.30E−01

1.60E + 00

6.58E−04

9.70E−06

5.85E−04

3.19E−05

2.16E−03

1.22E−06

 XIb

4.21E−01

4.21E−01

1.56E + 00

4.47E−04

6.17E−06

3.98E−04

2.03E−05

1.47E−03

8.33E−07