Table-5.

Estimated dietary intake values of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, and Hg) in yellowfin tuna and swordfish caught from the Hindian Ocean.

Age	Cd	Pb	Hg
Yellowfin Tuna
Age 1	0.000063	0.0000030	0.000120
Age 3	0.000062	0.0000030	0.000117
Age 6	0.000035	0.0000017	0.000066
Age 12	0.000015	0.0000007	0.000029
Adults	0.003882	0.0000003	0.000010
Swordfish
Age 1	0.000052	0.000008	0.000195
Age 3	0.000051	0.000008	0.000191
Age 6	0.000028	0.000004	0.000107
Age 12	0.000013	0.000002	0.000037
Adults	0.000004	0.000001	0.000016

PTWI standard values for each metal, respectively, Cd=0.007 mg/kg; Pb=0.0025 mg/kg; and Cd=0.007. Standard values based on the study by Núñez et al. [26]. Cd=Cadmium, Pb=Lead, Hg=Mercury