Table 2.

Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) (µg/kg/d) in adult and child in Chelon auratus and Chelon saliens compared with tolerable intake (µg/kg/d) suggested by Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additive (JECFA)

Tolerable intake (µg/kg/d)	Metal	Chelon auratus		Chelon saliens
		EDI Child	EDI Adult	EDI Child	EDI Adult
1000	Al	8.474	3.511	4.355	1.804
15	Asa	0.042	0.018	0.025	0.010
7	Cd	0.210	0.087	0.107	0.044
–	Co	0.474	0.197	0.188	0.078
–	Cr	0.280	0.116	0.286	0.118
500	Cu	5.959	2.469	5.352	2.217
800	Fe	34.740	14.392	35.840	14.848
4	Hg	0.070	0.029	0.059	0.024
–	Mn	3.349	1.406	3.064	1.269
–	Ni	0.743	0.307	0.305	0.126
25	Pb	0.365	0.151	0.300	0.124
–	Sn	0.165	0.069	0.092	0.038
–	Tl	0.026	0.011	0.022	0.009
–	V	1.847	0.765	0.234	0.097
300	Zn	7.864	3.258	7.903	3.274

^aAs calculations were made by assuming the inorganic As as being 3% of the total concentration