TABLE VI.

Daily intake of metals (DIM) through consumption of different vegetables grown in the study area

Vegetable species	Individuals	Cu	Zn	Cr	Ni	Mn
Fruit vegetables		mg kg−1 d−1
M. charantia	Adults	4.29 × 10−3	1.53 × 10−2	1.35 × 10−3	2.74 × 10−3	4.13 × 10−2
	Children	6.44 × 10−3	2.29 × 10−2	2.03 × 10−3	4.11 × 10−3	6.19 × 10−2
L. acutangula	Adults	4.88 × 10−3	1.30 × 10−2	8.18 × 10−4	2.55 × 10−3	3.50 × 10−2
	Children	7.32 × 10−3	1.95 × 10−2	1.23 × 10−3	3.83 × 10−3	5.26 × 10−2
S. lycopersicum	Adults	7.61 × 10−3	9.13 × 10−3	1.09 × 10−3	2.81 × 10−3	5.81 × 10−2
	Children	1.14 × 10−2	1.37 × 10−2	1.64 × 10−3	4.22 × 10−3	8.72 × 10−2
A. malvaceae	Adults	4.88 × 10−3	1.39 × 10−2	9.71 × 10−4	2.11 × 10−3	6.87 × 10−2
	Children	7.33 × 10−3	2.09 × 10−2	1.46 × 10−3	3.17 × 10−3	1.03 × 10−1
C. sativus	Adults	4.76 × 10−3	1.07 × 10−2	1.07 × 10−2	1.15 × 10−2	4.42 × 10−2
	Children	7.15 × 10−3	1.60 × 10−2	1.60 × 10−2	1.72 × 10−2	6.64 × 10−2
S. melongena	Adults	6.58 × 10−3	8.67 × 10−3	7.76 × 10−4	2.12 × 10−3	3.95 × 10−2
	Children	9.88 × 10−3	1.30 × 10−2	1.17 × 10−3	3.18 × 10−3	5.93 × 10−2
P. fistulosus	Adults	4.03 × 10−3	1.34 × 10−2	1.53 × 10−3	2.93 × 10−3	3.58 × 10−2
	Children	6.04 × 10−3	2.01 × 10−2	2.30 × 10−3	4.41 × 10−3	5.37 × 10−2
B. oleracea	Adults	1.18 × 10−3	5.02 × 10−3	6.90 × 10−4	1.19 × 10−3	3.25 × 10−2
	Children	1.77 × 10−3	7.53 × 10−3	1.04 × 10−3	1.79 × 10−3	4.88 × 10−2
B. hispada	Adults	4.63 × 10−3	1.07 × 10−2	1.33 × 10−3	3.09 × 10−3	4.61 × 10−2
	Children	6.96 × 10−3	1.60 × 10−2	1.99 × 10−3	4.64 × 10−3	6.92 × 10−2
P. sativum	Adults	2.18 × 10−3	3.64 × 10−3	2.63 × 10−4	4.05 × 10−4	1.35 × 10−2
	Children	3.27 × 10−3	5.47 × 10−3	3.95 × 10−4	6.08 × 10−4	2.03 × 10−2
Leaf vegetables
M. arvensis	Adults	5.02 × 10−3	8.16 × 10−3	6.97 × 10−4	1.99 × 10−3	5.01 × 10−2
	Children	7.53 × 10−3	1.23 × 10−2	1.05 × 10−3	2.99 × 10−3	7.51 × 10−2
L. sativa	Adults	3.71 × 10−3	6.32 × 10−3	6.73 × 10−4	1.60 × 10−3	3.46 × 10−2
	Children	5.56 × 10−3	9.49 × 10−3	1.01 × 10−3	2.40 × 10−3	5.19 × 10−2
B. vulgaris	Adults	3.67 × 10−3	1.43 × 10−2	6.99 × 10−4	1.72 × 10−3	5.67 × 10−2
	Children	5.52 × 10−3	2.15 × 10−2	1.05 × 10−3	2.59 × 10−3	8.51 × 10−2
B. oleracea	Adults	1.40 × 10−3	4.60 × 10−3	6.24 × 10−4	1.14 × 10−3	3.02 × 10−2
	Children	2.11 × 10−3	6.91 × 10−3	9.37 × 10−4	1.71 × 10−3	4.53 × 10−2
C. sativum	Adults	4.32 × 10−3	1.00 × 10−2	8.57 × 10−4	1.58 × 10−3	2.94 × 10−2
	Children	6.48 × 10−3	1.50 × 10−2	1.29 × 10−3	2.38 × 10−3	4.41 × 10−2
A. chinense	Adults	7.29 × 10−3	1.79 × 10−2	1.41 × 10−3	2.08 × 10−3	4.31 × 10−2
	Children	1.09 × 10−2	2.69 × 10−2	2.12 × 10−3	3.13 × 10−3	6.46 × 10−2
P. oleracea	Adults	7.50 × 10−3	1.38 × 10−2	1.13 × 10−3	2.93 × 10−3	2.99 × 10−2
	Children	1.13 × 10−2	2.07 × 10−2	1.69 × 10−3	4.40 × 10−3	4.49 × 10−2
Root vegetables
A. cepa	Adults	2.01 × 10−3	5.68 × 10−3	6.36 × 10−4	1.78 × 10−3	2.19 × 10−2
	Children	3.01 × 10−3	8.53 × 10−3	9.55 × 10−4	2.67 × 10−3	3.28 × 10−2
A. sativum	Adults	2.18 × 10−3	4.59 × 10−3	4.25 × 10−4	1.67 × 10−3	1.65 × 10−2
	Children	3.28 × 10−3	6.90 × 10−3	6.38 × 10−4	2.51 × 10−3	2.48 × 10−2
R. sativus	Adults	2.47 × 10−3	8.38 × 10−3	5.93 × 10−4	1.21 × 10−3	3.36 × 10−2
	Children	3.70 × 10−3	1.26 × 10−2	8.90 × 10−4	1.81 × 10−3	5.05 × 10−2
B. rapa	Adults	1.68 × 10−3	8.06 × 10−3	8.95 × 10−4	1.31 × 10−3	3.26 × 10−2
	Children	2.53 × 10−3	1.21 × 10−2	1.34 × 10−3	1.97 × 10−3	4.90 × 10−2
D. carota	Adults	1.86 × 10−3	3.83 × 10−3	4.92 × 10−4	7.33 × 10−4	1.61 × 10−2
	Children	2.79 × 10−3	5.74 × 10−3	7.39 × 10−4	1.10 × 10−3	2.41 × 10−2
C. esculanta	Adults	3.56 × 10−3	6.35 × 10−3	8.84 × 10−4	2.20 × 10−3	6.78 × 10−2
	Children	5.34 × 10−3	9.54 × 10−3	1.33 × 10−3	3.30 × 10−3	1.02 × 10−1
S. tuberosum	Adults	6.04 × 10−3	9.48 × 10−3	8.07 × 10−4	1.67 × 10−3	5.06 × 10−2
	Children	9.07 × 10−3	1.42 × 10−2	1.21 × 10−3	2.50 × 10−3	7.60 × 10−2