Table 7.
Estimated weekly intake (EWI; μg/kg b.w.), Target hazard quotient (THQ), Total Target hazard quotient (TTHQ), Target carcinogenic risk (CR) and Margin-of-exposure (MOE) for each PAH and their sum in the five age-categories.
| Food | EWI (ng/kg BW) | THQ | CR | MOE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaA | BaP | BbF | Chr | Σ4 PAH (BEC) | Σ4 PAH (BEC) | Σ4 PAH (BEC) | Σ4 PAH (BEC) | ||
| Beef | Baby (0–2 yr) | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 7.39 | 2.71 | 0.00 | 5.5E-09 | 258157 |
| Children (3–9 yr) | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 2.45 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 1.1E-08 | 780009 | |
| Teenagers (10–17 yr) | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 1.91 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 2.0E-08 | 1001493 | |
| Adult (18–64 yr) | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 1.18 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 3.6E-08 | 1622419 | |
| Elderly (65–97 yr) | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1.27 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 7.7E-08 | 1502240 | |
| Pork | Baby (0–2 yr) | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 2.3E-10 | 6357279 |
| Children (3–9 yr) | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 6.4E-09 | 1331877 | |
| Teenagers (10–17 yr) | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 7.8E-09 | 2580512 | |
| Adult (18–64 yr) | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.7E-08 | 3440683 | |
| Elderly (65–97 yr) | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 2.4E-08 | 4857434 | |
| Cow milk | Baby (0–2 yr) | 105.80 | 34.80 | 34.80 | 4371.38 | 92.58 | 0.04 | 1.9E-07 | 7561 |
| Children (3–9 yr) | 19.77 | 6.50 | 6.50 | 816.78 | 17.31 | 0.01 | 1.1E-07 | 40437 | |
| Teenagers (10–17 yr) | 7.15 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 295.41 | 6.26 | 0.00 | 1.8E-07 | 111803 | |
| Adult (18–64 yr) | 3.11 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 128.36 | 2.72 | 0.00 | 2.3E-07 | 257300 | |
| Elderly (65–97 yr) | 3.87 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 160.01 | 3.39 | 0.00 | 5.6E-07 | 206405 | |
| Seafood | Baby (0–2 yr) | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.10 | 6.17 | 0.00 | 1.3E-08 | 113523 |
| Children (3–9 yr) | 4.76 | 4.76 | 4.76 | 4.76 | 5.76 | 0.00 | 7.0E-08 | 121536 | |
| Teenagers (10–17 yr) | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 3.58 | 4.34 | 0.00 | 1.2E-07 | 161415 | |
| Adult (18–64 yr) | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 2.41 | 0.00 | 2.0–07 | 291002 | |
| Elderly (65–97 yr) | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.83 | 0.00 | 3.0E-07 | 382614 | |
| Total | Baby (0–2 yr) | 113.19 | 42.19 | 42.19 | 4383.96 | 101.57 | 0.05 | ||
| Children (3–9 yr) | 25.69 | 12.43 | 12.43 | 824.42 | 24.49 | 0.01 | |||
| Teenagers (10–17 yr) | 11.53 | 6.73 | 6.73 | 301.13 | 11.57 | 0.01 | |||
| Adult (18–64 yr) | 5.61 | 3.53 | 3.53 | 131.70 | 5.76 | 0.00 | |||
| Elderly (65–97 yr) | 5.88 | 3.28 | 3.28 | 162.92 | 5.83 | 0.00 | |||
The total BaP equivalent concentration (BEC) and an exposure time of 365 days year−1 were considered. The Significant values are indicated in bold.