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. 2020 Oct 9;7:1373–1380. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.10.003

Table 7.

Health Risk Assessment of heavy metals exposure in the plastic industry, Dhaka-Bangladesh. RfD = Reference Dose (mgkg−1-day), CSF = Chronic Reference Dose, ADI = Acceptable Daily Intake, HQ = Hazard Quotient, HI = Hazard Index, CR = Carcinogenic Risk.

Element RfDing RfDinh RfDderm CSFinh ADI HQ HI CR
aPbnon-cancer 3.50E-03 3.50E-03 5.25E-04 Ingestion Inhalation
Dermal
5.52E-05
3.06E-09
2.24E-06
1.58E-02
8.74E-07
4.27E-03
2.00E-02
aPbcancer 4.20E-02 1.46E-10
aCdnon-cancer 1.00E-03 6.30E+00 1.00E-03 Ingestion
Inhalation
Dermal
4.46E-06
2.48E-10
1.81E-07
4.46E-03
3.94E-11
1.81E-04
4.64E-04
cCdcancer 6.30E+00 1.77E-09
aNinon-cancer 2.00E-02 2.06E-02 5.40E-03 Ingestion
Inhalation Dermal
2.47E-05
1.37E-09
1.01E-06
1.24E-03
6.65E-07
1.87E-04
1.42E-03
bNicancer 8.40E-01 1.31E-09
a,dZn 3.00E-01 3.00E-01 7.50E-02 Ingestion
Inhalation
Dermal
1.42E-04
7.88E-09
5.76E-06
4.73E-04
2.63E-08
7.68E-05
5.49E-04

References: a = DoEA [43]; b = [31]; c = USEPA [45]; d = USEPA, 2015.