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. 2023 Jul 10;23:1320. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16223-4

Table 3.

EDI, EWI, EMI of As and Hg in adults due to consumption of hen eggs in two seasons

As EDIa EWIb EMIc
Winter 0.19 1.32 5.66
Summer 0.39 2.72 11.65
Mean 0.29 2.03 8.71
Hg EDI EWI EMI
Winter 0.09 0.66 2.83
Summer 0.03 0.25 1.09
Mean 0.06 0.42 1.89

aEDI Estimated Daily Intake, bEWI Estimated Weekly Intake,cEMI Estimated Monthly Intake

The PTWI of As and Hg was established at 15 and 4 (µg kg−1 BW/week) by JECFA