Research Article
Pesticide Residues and Associated Public Health Risks in Vegetables from Irrigated Farms Adjacent to Rift Valley Lake Ziway, Ethiopia
Table 10
Carcinogenic risks (CRs) of pesticides due to consumption of onion from the study sites.
| | Levels of exposure (d/w) | Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 2 | | Heptachlor epoxide | Heptachlor epoxide | Heptachlor | | A | C | A | C | A | C |
| | 1 | 5.20E − 05 | 4.16E − 04 | 2.08E − 04 | 1.66E − 03 | 2.57E − 05 | 2.06E − 04 | | 2 | 1.04E − 04 | 8.32E − 04 | 4.16E − 04 | 3.33E − 03 | 5.14E − 05 | 4.11E − 04 | | 3 | 1.56E − 04 | 1.25E − 03 | 6.24E − 04 | 4.99E − 03 | 7.71E − 05 | 6.17E − 04 | | 5 | 2.60E − 04 | 2.08E − 03 | 1.04E − 03 | 8.32E − 03 | 1.29E − 04 | 1.03E − 03 | | 7 | 3.64E − 04 | 2.91E − 03 | 1.46E − 03 | 1.16E − 02 | 1.80E − 04 | 1.44E − 03 |
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Note. Values in bold indicate TCR above acceptable limit (10−4). A = adult; C = children.
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