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Summary of the estimated non-carcinogenic risks of Nitrate ingestion of drinking water and dermal exposure.
| Statistics | HQOral | HQDermal | HITotal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Children | Males | Females | Children | Males | Females | Children | |
| Minimum | 0.029 | 0.035 | 0.040 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.029 | 0.035 | 0.040 |
| Maximum | 3.889 | 4.597 | 5.259 | 0.010 | 0.012 | 0.032 | 3.900 | 4.609 | 5.291 |
| Average | 0.893 | 1.055 | 1.207 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.008 | 0.895 | 1.058 | 1.214 |
