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. 2022 Jan 29;20(1):181–186. doi: 10.1007/s40201-021-00765-z

Table 1.

The parameters of human health risk assessment [11, 25]

Parameter Meaning Unit Age groups
Adult Child
HQ Hazard Quotient - - -
C Concentration of metal mg kg−1 - -
EF Exposure Frequency days year−1 365 365
ED Exposure Duration years 30 6
FIR Food Ingestion Rate mL day−1 175 239
BW Body Weight kg 70 15
AT Average Time days ED×365 ED×365
RFD Reference Dose mg kg−1 day−1 3.50E-03 3.50E-03