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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sci Total Environ. 2013 Apr 3;0:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.063. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.063

Table 5.

Lifetime average daily dose and average daily dose of arsenic values for all home garden vegetables

Vegetable Family LADD
(mg kg−1 day−1)
ADD
(mg kg−1 day−1)
Asteraceae
 Lettuce 3.20 × 10−6 8.32 × 10−6
 Lettuce 6.68 × 10−7 1.22 × 10−6

Fabaceae
 Bean 1.30 × 10−5 3.38 × 10−5
 Bean 8.92 × 10−7 2.32 × 10−6
 Bean 2.32 × 10−6 6.03 × 10−6

Brassicaceae
 Broccoli 8.57 × 10−7 2.23 × 10−6
 Red Cabbage 7.37 × 10−6 1.92 × 10−5
 Brussels Sprouts 7.94 × 10−9 2.07 × 10−8
 Cabbage 6.76 × 10−7 1.92 × 10−5
 Kale 3.16 × 10−6 8.22 × 10−6
 Kale 5.75 × 10−6 1.50 × 10−5
 Radish 1.78 × 10−9 4.63 × 10−9

Liliaceae
 Onion 1.41 × 10−6 3.66 × 10−6
 Onion 1.40 × 10−6 3.64 × 10−6
 Onion 2.08 × 10−7 5.42 × 10−7
 Onion 7.05 × 10−7 1.83 × 10−6
 Onion 4.93 × 10−7 1.28 × 10−6
 Onion 4.42 × 10−7 1.15 × 10−6
 Onion 3.31 × 10−6 8.60 × 10−6
 Onion 1.50 × 10−5 3.90 × 10−5
 Chives 1.01 × 10−6 2.62 × 10−6
 Garlic 5.67 × 10−6 1.47 × 10−5

Curcurbitaceae
 Zucchini 3.98 × 10−8 1.03 × 10−7
 Yellow Squash 2.88 × 10−8 7.48 × 10−8
 Yellow Squash 1.60 × 10−7 4.17 × 10−7
 White Squash 4.39 × 10−8 1.14 × 10−7
 Zucchini 7.58 × 10−8 1.97 × 10−7
 Yellow Squash 4.66 × 10−8 1.21 × 10−7
 Zucchini 2.49 × 10−8 6.46 × 10−8
 Zucchini 5.40 × 10−8 1.40 × 10−7
 Zucchini 4.03 × 10−8 1.05 × 10−7
 Zucchini 2.88 × 10−8 7.48 × 10−8
 Spaghetti Squash 4.42 × 10−8 1.05 × 10−7
 Zucchini 1.07 × 10−7 2.79 × 10−7
 Delicata Squash 3.26 × 10−8 8.47 × 10−8
 Cucumber 1.73 × 10−7 4.56 × 10−6

Solanaceae
 Tomato 4.29 × 10−7 1.11 × 10−6
 Tomato 4.91 × 10−7 1.28 × 10−6
 Tomato 4.77 × 10−7 1.24 × 10−6
 Tomato 7.23 × 10−7 1.88 × 10−6
 Tomato 4.89 × 10−7 1.27 × 10−6
 Tomato 1.61 × 10−6 4.19 × 10−6
 Tomato 2.76 × 10−6 7.18 × 10−6
 Tomato 4.81 × 10−7 1.25 × 10−6
 Tomato 5.09 × 10−7 1.32 × 10−6
 Tomato 9.36 × 10−7 2.43 × 10−6
 Bell Pepper 2.13 × 10−7 5.53 × 10−7
 Jalapeno 4.92 × 10−7 1.28 × 10−6
 Jalapeno 6.21 × 10−7 1.61 × 10−6
 Bell Pepper 5.27 × 10−7 1.37 × 10−6
 Green Chili 4.86 × 10−7 1.26 × 10−6

Amaranthaceae
 Swiss Chard 4.89 × 10−7 1.27 × 10−6
 Swiss Chard 7.13 × 10−7 1.85 × 10−6
 Beet 1.93 × 10−6 5.03 × 10−6
 Beets 1.39 × 10−6 3.60 × 10−6
 Spinach 3.62 × 10−6 9.41 × 10−6
 Swiss Chard 1.28 × 10−5 3.32 × 10−5
 Beet 3.06 × 10−5 7.96 × 10−5