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Table 3 Estimated daily doses through dermal contact and ingestion of water and consumption of P. annectens

From: Physicochemical quality of water and health risks associated with consumption of African lung fish (Protopterus annectens) from Nyabarongo and Nyabugogo rivers, Rwanda

Indices

Group

Sampling point

Fe

Mn

Cu

Zn

Cr

Cd

Pb

ADDIng (mg/L/day)

Adults

Ruliba station

3.64E−07

1.86E−07

8.40E−08

NA

NA

3.71E−08

1.79E−08

Kirinda bridge

2.21E−07

7.00E−09

NA

3.15E−08

2.10E−08

NA

2.63E−07

Giticyinyoni

5.50E−07

1.72E−07

1.02E−07

1.51E−07

5.25E−08

NA

2.07E−07

Children

Ruliba station

1.93E−07

6.36E−08

2.88E−08

NA

NA

1.27E−08

6.12E−09

Kirinda bridge

7.56E−08

2.40E−09

NA

1.08E−08

7.2E−09

NA

9.00E−08

Giticyinyoni

1.88E−07

5.88E−08

3.48E−08

5.16E−08

1.8E−08

NA

7.08E−08

ADD Derm (mg/L/day)

Adults

Ruliba station

8.17E−05

2.69E−05

1.23E−05

NA

NA

5.38E−06

2.59E−06

Kirinda bridge

3.20E−04

1.02E−06

NA

4.57E−06

3.05E−06

NA

3.81E−05

Giticyinyoni

7.97E−05

2.49E−05

1.47E−05

2.18E−05

7.61E−06

NA

3.0E−05

Children

Ruliba station

6.01E−05

1.98E−05

8.94E−06

NA

NA

3.96E−06

1.87E−06

Kirinda bridge

2.35E−05

7.46E−07

NA

3.36E−06

2.24E−06

NA

2.80E−05

Giticyinyoni

5.86E−05

1.83E−05

1.08E−05

1.61E−05

5.60E−05

NA

2.20E−05

EDI (mg/kg/day)

Adults

Ruliba station

4.54E−01

4.86E−01

1.50E−02

2.25E−01

2.46E−01

NA

7.19E−01

Kirinda bridge

5.59E−01

5.04E−01

1.10E−02

7.4E−02

2.30E−01

NA

5.03E−01

Children

Ruliba station

1.816E0

1.945E0

5.90E−02

9.00E−01

9.85E−01

NA

2.88E0

Kirinda bridge

2.236E0

2.014E0

4.30E−02

2.98E−01

9.20E−01

NA

2.01E0

Dermal reference dose (mg/L/day) [12]

1.4E2

9.6E−01

1.2E−02

6.0E−02

6.0E−05

6.0E−05

5.25E−04

Oral reference dose (mg/kg/day) [11]

7.0E−01

3.0E−01

4.0E−02

3.0E−01

1.5E0

1.0E−03

1.4E−01

  1. NA not applicable
  2. Values in italics are higher than the reference doses of the heavy metals