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Table 4 Average Daily Dose (ADD) (mg/kg-day) for selected vegetables

From: Health risk assessment and heavy metal contamination levels in vegetables from Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

Metal

 

Cabbage

Carrot

Green pepper

Onion

Tomato

Cd

Adult

Cd

Child

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

Cr

Adult

0.01

0

0.01

0.01

0.01

Cr

Child

0.04

0.01

0

0.04

0

Pb

Adult

Pb

Child

Mn

Adult

0.01

0.01

Mn

Child

0.02

0.04

0.01

0.02

0.02

Fe

Adult

0.07

0.13

0.12

0.12

0.11

Fe

Child

0.29

0.56

0.51

0.52

0.47

Zn

Adult

Zn

Child

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.01

Cu

Adult

Cu

Child

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01