Table 2. The values of Mercury, Arsenic, Nickel and Tin .
Estimated Intake
(µg/d) ** |
PTWI
*
(µg/d/60 kg) |
Permissible limit by Codex Standard
(µg/l) |
Range
(µg/l) |
Number of samples | Metal |
4.50 | 300 | 500 | 7.29 -14.95 | 32 | Hg |
8.52 | 128 | 140 | 15.20 - 25.90 | 32 | Arsenic |
34.92 | ND*** | 200 | 45.10 -310.55 | 32 | Nickel |
28.23 | ND*** | 300 | 29.78 -314.64 | 32 | Tin |
*PTWI provisional tolerable weekly intake, ** Assuming that Per Capita Consumption of milk in HGArak is about 150 liter ***ND not determined