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. 2022 Nov 2;45(6):3377–3385. doi: 10.1007/s10653-022-01401-x

Table 3.

Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) and Total Target Hazard Quotient (TTHQ) for metals analysed in Chelon auratus and Chelon saliens

Metal Chelon auratus Chelon saliens
THQ Child THQ Adult THQ Child THQ Adult
Al 0.059 0.025 0.030 0.013
Asa 0.142 0.059 0.084 0.035
Cd 0.211 0.087 0.107 0.044
Co 1.582* 0.656 0.625 0.259
Cr 0.094 0.039 0.095 0.039
Cu 0.149 0.062 0.134 0.055
Fe 0.050 0.021 0.051 0.021
Hg 0.700 0.290 0.587 0.243
Mn 0.024 0.010 0.022 0.009
Ni 0.037 0.015 0.015 0.006
Pb 0.731 0.303 0.601 0.249
Sn 0.033 0.014 0.018 0.008
Tl 0.320 0.132 0.274 0.113
V 0.205 0.085 0.026 0.011
Zn 0.026 0.011 0.026 0.012
TTHQ 4.363 1.808 2.695 1.117

*Above 1

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