Health Risk Assessment of Trace Elements in Soil for People Living and Working in a Mining Area

Table 5

Average daily intake (ADI) of soil samples from the study area for carcinogenic risk.

Receptor	Pathway	Average daily intake for trace elements (x 10^−6 mg/kg/day)
		Cr	Co	Ni	Cu	Zn	As	Cd	Hg	Pb
Child	Inhalation	0.003	0.001	0.004	0.01	0.01	0.001	0.0003	0.0001	0.0004
	Ingestion	82.5	21.8	92.3	166	128	12	7.74	1.4	10.5
	Dermal	10.6	2.79	11.8	21.3	16.4	1.53	0.991	0.18	1.35
	Total	93.1	24.6	104	188	145	13.5	8.73	1.58	11.9
Adult	Inhalation	0.007	0.002	0.008	0.02	0.01	0.001	0.001	0.0001	0.001
	Ingestion	44.2	11.7	49.4	89.1	68.7	6.41	4.14	0.751	5.64
	Dermal	11	2.89	12.2	22.1	1.59	1.59	1.03	0.186	1.4
	Total	55.2	14.6	61.7	111	8	8	5.17	0.938	7.03