Table 1.

Hazard quotient (HQ) for adults and children with respect to different PTEs at all the sampling locations

Sites	HQ (As)		HQ (Fe)		HQ (Cd)		HQ (Pb)		HQ (Mn)		HQ (Cr)
Adults/Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children
S1	0.000	0.000	0.015	0.020	0.015	0.021	1.236	1.671	0.019	0.026	0.012	0.016
S2	1.090	1.473	0.005	0.007	0.385	0.520	1.291	1.746	0.021	0.028	0.038	0.052
S3	0.923	1.248	0.007	0.010	2.308	3.120	2.418	3.269	0.136	0.184	0.044	0.059
S4	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.008	2.231	3.016	2.170	2.934	0.127	0.171	0.037	0.050
S5	1.038	1.404	0.010	0.013	3.846	5.200	2.610	3.529	0.128	0.173	0.027	0.036
S6	0.974	1.317	0.009	0.013	2.538	3.432	2.253	3.046	0.136	0.184	0.269	0.364
S7	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.011	2.154	2.912	2.610	3.529	0.016	0.022	0.244	0.329
S8	0.269	0.364	0.005	0.007	0.231	0.312	2.253	3.046	0.016	0.022	0.109	0.147
S9	1.667	2.253	0.009	0.012	0.308	0.416	2.363	3.194	0.104	0.141	0.101	0.137
S10	1.795	2.427	0.009	0.013	1.000	1.352	3.846	5.200	0.136	0.184	0.095	0.128
Mean	0.776	1.049	0.008	0.011	1.502	2.030	2.305	3.116	0.084	0.114	0.098	0.132
Minimum	0.000	0.000	0.005	0.007	0.015	0.021	1.236	1.671	0.016	0.022	0.012	0.016
Maximum	1.795	2.427	0.015	0.020	3.846	5.200	3.846	5.200	0.136	0.184	0.269	0.364