Table 3. The ingestion rates and fatal dosages in animals and humans (mg/kg body wt./day).
Metals | The lowest ingestion rate | The highest ingestion rate | Minimum cumulative fatal dosage | |||
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Animal | Human | Animal | Human | Animal | Human | |
Cd | 0.19 | ND | 3.36 | ND | 1.13 | ND |
Pb | 3.27 | ND | 38.47 | ND | 4.42 | ND |
Cd = cadmium, Pb = lead, ND = no available data