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. 2020 Jul 30;10:12845. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69815-0

Table 4.

Health risk index (HRI) Hazard Quotient (HQ) for non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk assessment via crop consumption.

Group Health risk assessment (HRI) Cancer risk
Crops Cu Zn Mn Cr Pb Ni Cr Pb
Adult Corn 2.75E−01 9.70E−01 3.87E+00 5.48E−01 3.07E+00 4.95E−01 4.11E−03 4.47E−05
Rice 2.58E−01 9.07E−01 3.62E+00 5.11E−01 2.87E+00 4.63E−01 3.83E−03 4.18E−05
Wheat 2.77E−01 9.10E−01 3.02E+00 5.65E−01 3.66E+00 3.80E−01 4.24E−03 5.33E−05
Sugarcane 1.22E+00 1.31E+00 8.30E−01 1.39E+00 8.63E−01 4.93E−02 1.04E−02 1.26E−05
Millet 1.29E+00 1.47E+00 9.90E−01 1.20E+00 8.75E−01 6.41E−02 8.98E−03 1.27E−05
Children Corn 3.96E−01 1.40E+00 5.57E+00 7.89E−01 4.42E+00 7.13E−01 1.18E−03 1.29E−05
Rice 3.71E−01 1.30E+00 5.21E+00 7.36E−01 4.13E+00 6.67E−01 1.10E−03 1.20E−05
Wheat 3.99E−01 1.31E+00 4.35E+00 8.13E−01 5.27E+00 5.46E−01 1.22E−03 1.54E−05
Sugarcane 1.76E+00 1.88E+00 1.20E+00 2.00E+00 1.24E+00 7.09E−02 3.00E−03 3.62E−06
Millet 1.86E+00 2.12E+00 1.43E+00 1.72E+00 1.26E+00 9.22E−02 2.58E−03 3.67E−06
Group Targeted hazard quotient (THQ) Hazard index (HI)
Crops Cu Zn Mn Cr Pb Ni
Adult Corn 2.75E−01 9.70E−01 3.87E+00 5.48E−01 3.07E+00 4.95E−01 9.22E+00
Rice 2.58E−01 9.07E−01 3.62E+00 5.11E−01 2.87E+00 4.63E−01 8.63E+00
Wheat 2.77E−01 9.10E−01 3.02E+00 5.65E−01 3.66E+00 3.80E−01 8.82E+00
Sugarcane 1.22E+00 1.31E+00 8.30E−01 1.39E+00 8.63E−01 4.93E−02 5.66E+00
Millet 1.29E+00 1.47E+00 9.90E−01 1.20E+00 8.75E−01 6.41E−02 5.89E+00
Children Corn 3.96E−01 1.40E+00 5.57E+00 7.89E−01 4.42E+00 7.13E−01 1.33E+01
Rice 3.71E−01 1.30E+00 5.21E+00 7.36E−01 4.13E+00 6.67E−01 1.24E+01
Wheat 3.99E−01 1.31E+00 4.35E+00 8.13E−01 5.27E+00 5.46E−01 1.27E+01
Sugarcane 1.76E+00 1.88E+00 1.20E+00 2.00E+00 1.24E+00 7.09E−02 8.15E+00
Millet 1.86E+00 2.12E+00 1.43E+00 1.72E+00 1.26E+00 9.22E−02 8.48E+00