Table 3.
Average EDI, BDML and THQ values of the samples analysed sorted by area of production. Site 1 = samples from Thailand; Site 2 = samples from Vietnam. NA = not applicable; iA = inorganic arsenic.
| EDI | BMDL | THQ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cr | iAs | Pb | Cr | iAs | Pb | Cr | iAs | Pb | |
| Site 1 | 0.035 ± 0.037 | 0.163 ± 0.199 | 0.040 ± 0.041 | NA | 0.002 ± 0.003 | NA | 0.025 ± 0.026 | 1.269 ± 1.549 | NA |
| Site 2 | 0.09 ± 0.099 | 0.26 ± 0.173 | 0.069 ± 0.036 | NA | 0.004 ± 0.002 | NA | 0.064 ± 0.069 | 2.023 ± 1.343 | NA |
| Total | 0.057 ± 0.071 | 0.211 ± 0.190 | 0.054 ± 0.041 | NA | 0.0031 ± 0.0027 | NA | 0.044 ± 0.056 | 1.646 ± 1.481 | NA |