Research Article

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Water and Human Health Risk Assessment via the Consumption of Labeobarbus intermedius Samples from Borkena River, Ethiopia

Table 8

Health risk assessment of the different metals in the studied fish species.

MetalsMean level (ppm)EDIHQEWI%PTWICRTHI

Cu2.0481.0E − 030.02566.5E − 030.18530.293
Cr1.3987.0E − 040.23294.4E − 030.63223.5E − 04
Cd0.0663.0E − 050.03302.0E − 042.98572.1E − 04
PbND5.0E − 060.00133.1E − 090.12674.3E − 08

Values indicate CR above the acceptable limit (106–104) USEPA [45].