Table 3.
Estimated average total daily intakes of microcystin in exposed children in Three Gorges Reservoir Region.
| Exposure | Low exposed | High exposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through drinking water | ||||
| Microcystin concentration in water (mean)a | 0.24 | 2.58 | ||
| Daily water intake/child (L) | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Microcystin daily intake by drinking water/child (µg) | 0.14 | 1.55 | ||
| Through aquatic food | ||||
| Microcystin concentration in aquatic food (mean in lyophilized muscle)b | 0.10 | 0.22 | ||
| Daily aquatic food intake/child [dry (g)] | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| Microcystin daily intake by food/child (µg) | 0.22 | 0.48 | ||
| Total daily intake (drinking water + aquatic food)/child (µg) | 0.36 | 2.03 | ||
| WHO TDI of microcystin for 10-kg (BW) child (µg) | 0.4 | |||
| BW, body weight. aMicrograms MC-LReq per liter. bMicrograms MC-LReq per gram. | ||||