Table 6: Hazard Quotient (HQ) associated with heavy metals in the study area.
Age group |
Matrix |
Ingestion |
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1-150 m |
151-300 m |
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Pb |
Cd |
Cr |
Ni |
Cu |
Fe |
Zn |
Pb |
Cd |
Cr |
Ni |
Cu |
Fe |
Zn |
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Children |
Water |
9.39E -1 |
2.63 E +0 |
8.72 E -4 |
9.86 E-2 |
8.22 E-2 |
5.64 E-3 |
1.75 E-2 |
5.64 E-1 |
1.32E+00 |
ND |
6.58 E-2 |
3.29 E-2 |
2.82 E-3 |
1.97 E-2 |
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Soil |
2.48 E+3 |
5.65 E+3 |
3.24 E+ 0 |
1.91 E+2 |
2.93 E+2 |
1.47 E+1 |
4.60 E+1 |
2.29 E+3 |
4.21E+03 |
1.93 E+0 |
1.05 E+2 |
1.78 E+2 |
1.32 E+1 |
5.08 E+1 |
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Adult |
Water |
4.03 E-1 |
1.13 E+0 |
3.76 E-4 |
4.23 E-2 |
3.52 E-2 |
2.42 E-3 |
7.51 E-3 |
2.42 E-1 |
5.64 E-1 |
ND |
2.82 E-2 |
1.41 E-2 |
1.21 E-3 |
8.45 E-3 |
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Soil |
2.66 E+2 |
6.06 E+2 |
3.48 E-1 |
2.04 E+1 |
3.14 E+1 |
1.57 E+0 |
4.93 E+0 |
2.46 E+2 |
4.51 E+2 |
2.07 E-1 |
1.12 E+1 |
1.90 E+1 |
1.41 E+0 |
5.45 E+0 |
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Age group |
Matrix |
Dermal |
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1-150 m |
151-300 m |
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Pb |
Cd |
Cr |
Ni |
Cu |
Fe |
Zn |
Pb |
Cd |
Cr |
Ni |
Cu |
Fe |
Zn |
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Children |
Water |
1.04 E+2 |
4.39 E+1 |
7.32 E+0 |
1.65 E +0 |
1.37 E+0 |
9.41 E-2 |
2.93 E-1 |
6.21 E+1 |
2.19 E+1 |
ND |
1.10 E+0 |
5.49 E-1 |
4.70 E-2 |
3.29 E-1 |
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Soil |
4.59 E +1 |
5.28 E+0 |
4.54 E+0 |
5.34 E-1 |
8.19 E-1 |
4.10 E-2 |
1.29 E-1 |
4.24 E+1 |
1.18 E+1 |
2.70 E+0 |
2.95 E-1 |
4.97 E-1 |
3.68 E-2 |
1.42 E-1 |
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Adult |
Water |
1.39 E+2 |
5.88 E+1 |
9.80 E+0 |
2.20 E+0 |
1.84 E+0 |
1.26 E-1 |
3.92 E-1 |
8.32 E+1 |
2.94 E+1 |
ND |
1.47 E+0 |
7.35 E-1 |
6.30 E-2 |
4.41 E-1 |
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Soil |
2.15 E+1 |
7.42 E+0 |
2.13 E+0 |
2.50 E-1 |
3.84 E-1 |
1.92 E-2 |
6.04 E-2 |
1.99 E+1 |
5.52 E+0 |
1.27 E+0 |
1.38 E-1 |
2.33 E-1 |
1.73 E-2 |
6.67 E-2 |
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Age group |
Matrix |
Inhalation |
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1-150 m |
151-300 m |
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Pb |
Cd |
Cr |
Ni |
Cu |
Fe |
Zn |
Pb |
Cd |
Cr |
Ni |
Cu |
Fe |
Zn |
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Children |
Soil |
8.07 E-8 |
3.23 E-6 |
5.28 E-6 |
4.96 E-9 |
8.46 E-9 |
4.17 E-10 |
1.28 E-9 |
7.50 E-14 |
2.40 E-6 |
3.14 E-6 |
2.74 E-9 |
5.14 E-9 |
3.75 E-10 |
1.42 E-9 |
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Adult |
Soil |
5.94 E-8 |
2.38 E-6 |
3.33 E-6 |
3.65 E-9 |
6.23 E-9 |
3.07 E-10 |
9.45 E-10 |
5.49 E-8 |
2.38 E-6 |
2.31 E-6 |
2.02 E-9 |
3.78 E-9 |
2.76 E-10 |
1.04 E-9 |