Table 4.

Hazard Index (HI) values for adults via consumption of wheat samples.

Governorates		HI (μg/kg body weight/day)
		AFB1		OTA
		a	b	a	b
Alexandria	Mean	0	5.63  ×  10−7	0	1.35  ×  10−8
	Maximum	0	–	0	–
Cairo	Mean	3.06  ×  10−6	9.94  ×  10−6	5.78  ×  10−7	5.86  ×  10−7
	Maximum	5.50  ×  10−6	–	1.46  ×  10−6	–
El- Fayoum	Mean	0	5.63  ×  10−7	8.92  ×  10−8	9.73  ×  10−8
	Maximum	0	–	2.65  ×  10−7	–
Giza	Mean	8.28  ×  10−4	8.28  ×  10−4	0	1.35  ×  10−8
	Maximum	1.46  ×  10−3	–	0	–

TD₅₀ of AFB₁ = 3.2 μg/kg body weight/ day [71].

TD₅₀ of OTA = 74 μg/kg body weight/ day [72].

^a Censored numbers (<LOD) were given zero.

^b Censored numbers (<LOD) were given LOD/2.