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. 2024 Apr 10;13(8):1155. doi: 10.3390/foods13081155

Table 4.

The estimation of daily intake and risk characterisation of pesticides and seven PCBs in cow’s milk and dairy products.

Active Substances HBGV
(ng/kg bw/day)
Cow’s Milk Dairy Products
EDI (ng/kg bw/day) HQ EDI (ng/kg bw/day) HQ
Adults Children f Adults Children f Adults Children f Adults Children f
OCPs
Chlorobenzilate 20,000 a 2.55 8.31 1.27 × 10−4 4.15 × 10−4
∑DDT 10,000 b 3.33 10.9 3.33 × 10−4 1.09 × 10−3 6.21 20.3 6.21 × 10−4 2.02 × 10−3
∑endosulfan 6000 a 3.30 10.7 5.49 × 10−4 1.79 × 10−3 3.82 12.5 6.37 × 10−4 2.08 × 10−3
∑HCH 2000 d 2.04 6.65 1.02 × 10−3 3.32 × 10−3
Heptachlor 100 b 2.16 7.03 0.022 0.070
Hexachlorobenzene 170 c 1.80 5.88 0.011 0.035 2.51 8.18 0.015 0.048
Methoxychlor 5000 e 3.49 11.4 6.98 × 10−4 2.27 × 10−3
OPPs
Bromophos-ethyl 3000 b 2.65 8.63 8.82 × 10−4 2.87 × 10−3 4.45 14.5 1.48 × 10−3 4.84 × 10−3
Chlorfenvinphos 500 b 2.55 8.31 5.10 × 10−3 0.017
Chlorpyrifos 1000 a 2.92 9.52 2.92 × 10−3 9.52 × 10−3
Ethion 2000 b 4.32 14.1 2.16 × 10−3 7.03 × 10−3
Pirimiphos-methyl 4000 a 2.74 8.95 6.86 × 10−4 2.23 × 10−3
P&C
Bifenthrin 15,000 a 2.74 8.95 6.86 × 10−4 2.23 × 10−3
PCBs
∑PCB 20 d 5.37 17.5 0.27 0.88 5.59 18.2 0.28 0.91

HBGV—Health-based guidance values. EDI—Estimated daily intake (ng/kg bw/day). HQ—Hazard quotient. a Acceptable daily intake, ADI [27]. b Acceptable daily intake, ADI and provisional tolerable daily intake, PTDI [25]. c Tolerable daily intake, TDI [30]. d Reference dose [26]. e Tolerable daily intake, TDI [70]. f Ten-year-old children.