Table 3.
Estimated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) toxic equivalent quotient, and life time average daily dose, incremental life time cancer risk and hazardous quotient for adults and children due to PCBs exposure.
| Parameters | Range | Mean | Median | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min. | Max. | |||
| Toxic equivalent (ng WHO2005-TEQ kg–1) | 1.52 | 64.32 | 12.47 | 7.41 |
| LADDNon DL-PCBs (mg kg–1 d–1) | ||||
| Adults Children |
5.4×10–9 1.9×10–8 |
4.2×10–8 1.4×10–7 |
1.5×10–8 5.3×10–8 |
1.4×10–8 4.7×10–8 |
| LADDDL-PCBs-TEQ (mg kg–1 d–1) | ||||
| Adults Children |
2.5×10–12 8.7×10–12 |
1.1×10–10 3.7×10–10 |
2.1×10–11 7.1×10–11 |
1.2×10–11 4.2×10–11 |
| ILCRNon DL-PCBs | ||||
| Adults Children |
1.1×10–8 3.7×10–8 |
8.4×10–8 2.9×10–7 |
3.1×10–8 1.1×10–7 |
2.7×10–8 9.4×10–8 |
| ILCRDL-PCBs-TEQ | ||||
| Adults Children |
3.8×10–7 1.3×10–6 |
1.6×10–5 5.5×10–5 |
3.1×10–6 1.1×10–5 |
1.9×10–6 6.4×10–6 |
| HQ | ||||
| Adults Children |
7.7×10–5 2.6×10–4 |
3.2×10–3 1.1×10–2 |
6.3×10–4 2.2×10–3 |
3.7×10–4 1.3×10–3 |
LADD, life time average daily dose; ILCR, incremental life time cancer risk; HQ, hazardous quotient; TEC, toxic equivalent quotient.