Table 5.

Correlation coefficients between the concentrations of trace metals in hair and average daily dose of trace metals via different pathways.

Age Group	Ingest-Soil	Inhale-Soil	Dermal-Soil	Inhale-Air	Dermal-Air	Ingest-Water	Ingest-Sediment	Dermal-Sediment	Ingest-Crop
Adults	0.855 **	0.884 **	−0.015	0.959 **	−0.011	0.998 **	0.958 **	0.251	0.970 **
Children	0.903 **	0.905 **	−0.024	0.969 **	−0.021	0.999 **	0.972 **	0.245	0.970 **

Levels of significance: **: p < 0.01.