Table 3.

Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic daily consumption rate limit (CR_lim), maximum allowable consumption rate (CR_mm), target hazard quotient (THQ), cancer slope factor (CSF), cancer risk (CR), and relative risk (RR) for the consumption of common carp fish in Shiraz, Iran.

Metal	RfD (mg/kg bw/day)a	Non-carcinogenic rate limit		Carcinogenic rate limit		THQ	CSF (mg/kg/day)	CRb	RR (%)
		CRlim (kg/day)	CRmm(meals/month)	CRlim(kg/day)	CRmm(meals/month)
Pb	0.02	0.56	75	0.33	44	9.27 × 10−3	8.5 × 10−3,b	1.57 × 10−7	40.20
Cd	0.0005	0.46	62	–	–	5.54 × 10−3	–	–	48.93
Zn	0.3	41.48	5563	–	–	12.63 × 10−3	–		0.55
Cu	0.04	4.40	590	–	–	2.38 × 10−3	–	–	10.32

^aTaweel et al. [17].

^bMiri et al. [13].