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. 2023 Dec 31;13(12):1738–1743. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.22

Table 1. Daily intake and health risk assessment of the tested heavy metals due to ingestion of salted fish.

HI Hg As Cd Pb
HQ EDI % HQ EDI % HQ EDI % HQ EDI %
0.251 0.002 0.003 0 0.195 0.651 90 0.021 0.021 5 0.033 0.132 0 Salted sardine
0.868 0.002 0.005 0 0.769 2.565 100 0.042 0.042 55 0.055 0.223 15 Feseikh
0.673 0.004 0.008 0 0.579 1.932 100 0.035 0.035 40 0.055 0.221 20 Sahlia
0.581 NA NA 0 0.391 1.301 100 0.065 0.065 95 0.125 0.501 100 Herrings