Table VII.

Health risk index (HRI) for heavy metals caused by the consumption of different vegetables grown in the study area

Vegetable species	Individuals	Cu	Zn	Cr	Ni	Mn
Fruit vegetables
M. charantia	Adults	1.16 × 10−1	5.09 × 10−2	9.00 × 10−4	1.37× 10−1	2.95 × 10−1
	Children	1.74 × 10−1	7.65 × 10−2	1.35 × 10−3	2.06 × 10−1	4.42 × 10−1
L. acutangula	Adults	1.32 × 10−1	4.33 × 10−2	5.46 × 10−4	1.28 × 10−1	2.50 × 10−1
	Children	1.98 × 10−1	6.50 × 10−2	8.19 × 10−4	1.92 × 10−1	3.75 × 10−1
S. lycopersicum	Adults	2.06 × 10−1	3.04 × 10−2	7.29 × 10−4	1.41 × 10−1	4.15 × 10−1
	Children	3.09 × 10−1	4.57 × 10−2	1.09 × 10−3	2.11 × 10−1	6.23 × 10−1
A. malvaceae	Adults	1.32 × 10−1	4.65 × 10−2	6.47 × 10−4	1.05 × 10−1	4.90 × 10−1
	Children	1.98 × 10−1	6.97 × 10−2	9.72 × 10−4	1.58 × 10−1	7.36 × 10−1
C. sativus	Adults	1.29 × 10−1	3.56 × 10−2	7.11 × 10−3	5.74 × 10−1	3.16 × 10−1
	Children	1.93 × 10−1	5.34 × 10−2	1.07 × 10−2	8.62 × 10−1	4.74 × 10−1
S. melongena	Adults	1.78 × 10−1	2.89 × 10−2	5.17 × 10−4	1.06 × 10−1	2.82 × 10−1
	Children	2.67 × 10−1	4.34 × 10−2	7.77 × 10−4	1.59 × 10−1	4.23 × 10−1
P. fistulosus	Adults	1.09 × 10−1	4.46 × 10−2	1.02 × 10−3	1.47 × 10−1	2.55 × 10−1
	Children	1.63 × 10−1	6.70 × 10−2	1.53 × 10−3	2.20 × 10−1	3.83 × 10−1
B. oleracea	Adults	3.19 × 10−2	1.67 × 10−2	4.60 × 10−4	5.95 × 10−2	2.32 × 10−1
	Children	4.79 × 10−2	2.51 × 10−2	6.91 × 10−4	8.93 × 10−2	3.48 × 10−1
B. hispada	Adults	1.25 × 10−1	3.56 × 10−2	8.84 × 10−4	1.54 × 10−1	3.29 × 10−1
	Children	1.88 × 10−1	5.35 × 10−2	1.33 × 10−3	2.32 × 10−1	4.94 × 10−1
M. arvensis	Adults	5.88 × 10−2	1.21 × 10−2	1.75 × 10−4	2.03 × 10−2	9.65 × 10−2
	Children	8.83 × 10−2	1.82 × 10−2	2.63 × 10−4	3.04 × 10−2	1.45 × 10−1
Leaf vegetables
M. arvensis	Adults	1.36 × 10−1	2.72 × 10−2	4.65 × 10−4	9.96 × 10−2	3.58 × 10−1
	Children	2.03 × 10−1	4.08 × 10−2	6.98 × 10−4	1.50 × 10−1	5.37 × 10−1
L. sativa	Adults	1.00 × 10−1	2.11 × 10−2	4.49 × 10−4	8.00 × 10−2	2.47 × 10−1
	Children	1.50 × 10−1	3.16 × 10−2	6.73 × 10−4	1.20 × 10−1	3.71 × 10−1
B. vulgaris	Adults	9.93 × 10−2	4.78 × 10−2	4.66 × 10−4	8.62 × 10−2	4.05 × 10−1
	Children	1.49 × 10−1	7.17 × 10−2	7.00 × 10−4	1.29 × 10−1	6.08 × 10−1
B. oleracea	Adults	3.80 × 10−2	1.53 × 10−2	4.16 × 10−4	5.70 × 10−2	2.15 × 10−1
	Children	5.70 × 10−2	2.30 × 10−2	6.25 × 10−4	8.56 × 10−2	3.23 × 10−1
C. sativum	Adults	1.17 × 10−1	3.33 × 10−2	5.71 × 10−4	7.92 × 10−2	2.10 × 10−1
	Children	1.75 × 10−1	5.00 × 10−2	8.58 × 10−4	1.19 × 10−1	3.15 × 10−1
A. chinense	Adults	1.97 × 10−1	5.97 × 10−2	9.42 × 10−4	1.04 × 10−1	3.08 × 10−1
	Children	2.96 × 10−1	8.96 × 10−2	1.41 × 10−3	1.56 × 10−1	4.62 × 10−1
P. oleracea	Adults	2.03 × 10−1	4.61 × 10−2	7.52 × 10−4	1.47 × 10−1	2.13 × 10−1
	Children	3.04 × 10−1	6.92 × 10−2	1.13 × 10−3	2.20 × 10−1	3.20 × 10−1
Root vegetables
A. cepa	Adults	5.42 × 10−2	1.89 × 10−2	4.24 × 10−4	8.90 × 10−2	1.56 × 10−1
	Children	8.14 × 10−2	2.84 × 10−2	6.37 × 10−4	1.34 × 10−1	2.34 × 10−1
A. sativum	Adults	5.90 × 10−2	1.53 × 10−2	2.84 × 10−4	8.36 × 10−2	1.18 × 10−1
	Children	8.86 × 10−2	2.30 × 10−2	4.26 × 10−4	1.26 × 10−1	1.77 × 10−1
R. sativus	Adults	6.67 × 10−2	2.79 × 10−2	3.95 × 10−4	6.03 × 10−2	2.40 × 10−1
	Children	1.00 × 10−1	4.19 × 10−2	5.93 × 10−4	9.06 × 10−2	3.61 × 10−1
B. rapa	Adults	4.55 × 10−2	2.69 × 10−2	5.97 × 10−4	6.57 × 10−2	2.33 × 10−1
	Children	6.83 × 10−2	4.03 × 10−2	8.96 × 10−4	9.86 × 10−2	3.50 × 10−1
D. carota	Adults	5.02 × 10−2	1.28 × 10−2	3.28 × 10−4	3.67 × 10−2	1.15 × 10−1
	Children	7.54 × 10−2	1.91 × 10−2	4.92 × 10−4	5.50 × 10−2	1.72 × 10−1
C. esculanta	Adults	9.62 × 10−2	2.12 × 10−2	5.89 × 10−4	1.10 × 10−1	4.84 × 10−1
	Children	1.44 × 10−1	3.18 × 10−2	8.84 × 10−4	1.65 × 10−1	7.27 × 10−1
S. tuberosum	Adults	1.63 × 10−1	3.16 × 10−2	5.38 × 10−4	8.34 × 10−2	3.62 × 10−1
	Children	7.40 × 10−2	1.59 × 10−2	4.05 × 10−4	2.44 × 10−2	1.03 × 10−1