Table 4.
Estimated daily intake, hazard quotient, and acute/short-term health risk index of pesticide residues by Amhara people from Khat chewing. The ADI and ARfD were obtained from the IUPAC pesticides properties database [26].
| Pesticide | Av. conc | Max. conc | EDI | ADI | HQ | ESTI | aRfD | aHI (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorpyrifos | 75.4 | 173.23 | 0.24 | 5 | 0.05 | 0.56 | 1 | 55.61 |
| Dimethoate | 130 | 463.46 | 0.42 | 1 | 0.42 | 1.49 | 10 | 14.88 |
| Profenofos | 242.5 | 449.7 | 0.78 | 30 | 0.03 | 1.44 | 1000 | 0.14 |
| Diazinon | 81.5 | 102.5 | 0.26 | 0.2 | 1.31 | 0.33 | 25 | 1.32 |
EDI: estimated daily intake, HQ: hazard quotient, ADI: acute daily intake, aHI: acute health risk index, ESTI: estimated short-term intake, and aRfD: acute reference dose.