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Table 14 Carcinogenic risk of As, Pb, and Cd due to direct consumption of foods

From: Accumulation of arsenic and other metals in soil and human consumable foods of Meherpur district, southwestern Bangladesh, and associated health risk assessment

Sample ID

Carcinogenic risk

As

Pb

Cd

RP-1

1.72 × 10–2

2.97 × 10–5

5.10 × 10–3

RP-2

6.09 × 10–3

6.95 × 10–5

1.11 × 10–2

RP-3

1.20 × 10–2

2.58 × 10–5

5.10 × 10–3

RP-4

6.78 × 10–3

2.82 × 10–5

6.00 × 10–3

FS-1

5.55 × 10–4

1.96 × 10–5

2.70 × 10–3

FS-2

3.11 × 10–3

3.30 × 10–5

1.26 × 10–2

FS-3

3.60 × 10–4

4.71 × 10–5

1.11 × 10–2

FS-4

2.60 × 10–3

5.55 × 10–5

6.90 × 10–3

FS-5

1.01 × 10–2

5.55 × 10–5

8.85 × 10–3

Mean

6.53 × 10–3

4.04 × 10–5

7.72 × 10–3

SD

5.34 × 10–3

1.60 × 10–5

3.17 × 10–3

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