Table 6.

Comparative EDI and EAI for adults, teenagers, and children for different levels of consumption.

Group		IR	C = n/kg			C = n/g			EDI a			EAI b
			Min	Average	Max	Min	Average	Max	Min	Average	Max	Min	Average	Max
Adults	Male	9.8	700	1449.3	5470	0.70	1.45	5.47	6.9	14.2	53.6	2503.9	5184.1	19,566.2
	Female	9.3	700	1449.3	5470	0.70	1.45	5.47	6.5	13.5	50.9	2376.2	4919.6	18,567.9
Teenager	13–20 Years	9.7	700	1449.3	5470	0.70	1.45	5.47	6.8	14.1	53.1	2478.4	5131.2	19,366.5
Children	< 12 Years	7.7	700	1449.3	5470	0.70	1.45	5.47	5.4	11.2	42.1	1967.4	4073.3	15,373.4
Area	Urban	9.4	700	1449.3	5470	0.70	1.45	5.47	6.6	13.6	51.4	2401.7	4972.5	18,767.6
	Rural	10.8	700	1449.3	5470	0.70	1.45	5.47	7.6	15.7	59.1	2759.4	5713.1	21,562.7

^a(Microplastic Particles (MPs) capita⁻¹ day⁻¹) = (daily salt intake per person (g capita⁻¹ day⁻¹) × Microplastic Particles count per kg (MPs kg⁻¹) × 1).

^b(Microplastic Particles (MPs) capita⁻¹ year⁻¹) = (daily salt intake per person (g capita⁻¹ day⁻¹) × Microplastic Particles count per kg (MPs kg⁻¹) × 365).