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. 2023 Mar 10;18(3):e0279043. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279043

Table 6. Non-carcinogenic (THQ) health risks of heavy metals and trace elements due to consuming chicken meat from DNCC of Bangladesh.

Sample ID Target hazard quotients (THQ)
Pb Cd Cr Fe Cu Zn Total TTHQ
Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child
Uttara 0.037 0.039 0.010 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.004 0.005 0.054 0.058
Gabtoli 0.061 0.064 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.004 0.005 0.068 0.073
Badda 0.073 0.077 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 0.001 0.005 0.006 0.081 0.085
Karwan Bazar 0.056 0.060 0.010 0.010 0.027 0.029 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.008 0.008 0.104 0.111
Mohammadpur 0.054 0.058 0.007 0.007 0.080 0.085 0.004 0.005 0.002 0.002 0.006 0.006 0.153 0.163
Rayer Bazar 0.045 0.048 0.011 0.011 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.006 0.006 0.067 0.071
Total 0.326 0.346 0.038 0.039 0.107 0.114 0.015 0.016 0.007 0.008 0.033 0.036 0.527 0.561