Table 2.
The values of estimated daily intake (EDI), hazard quotient (HQ), and lifetime cancer risk (LCR) for bean and lettuce
| Plant type | Arsenic treatment (mg/L) | EDI (mg/kg/day) | HQ | LCR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | Child | Adult | Child | Adult | Child | ||
| Bean | C | 1.59×10−5 | 2.07×10−5 | 5.31×10−2 | 6.89×10−2 | 2.39×10−5 | 9.31×10−5 |
| 0.1 | 4.65×10−6 | 6.04×10−6 | 1.55×10−2 | 2.01×10−2 | 6.98×10−6 | 2.72×10−5 | |
| 0.25 | 3.11×10−6 | 4.04×10−6 | 1.04×10−2 | 1.35×10−2 | 4.66×10−6 | 1.82×10−5 | |
| 0.5 | 1.32×10−5 | 1.72×10−5 | 4.41×10−2 | 5.73×10−2 | 1.99×10−5 | 7.74×10−5 | |
| Lettuce | C | 1.10×10−4 | 1.42×10−4 | 3.65×10−1 | 4.74×10−1 | 1.64×10−4 | 6.40×10−4 |
| 0.1 | 1.81×10−4 | 2.35×10−4 | 6.02×10−1 | 7.83×10−1 | 2.71×10−4 | 1.06×10−3 | |
| 0.25 | 3.65×10−4 | 4.75×10−4 | 1.22×100 | 1.58×100 | 5.48×10−4 | 2.14×10−3 | |
| 0.5 | 7.25×10−4 | 9.42×10−4 | 2.42×100 | 3.14×100 | 1.09×10−3 | 4.24×10−3 | |