Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China

Table 7

Noncarcinogenic hazards of heavy metals corresponding to different exposure pathways.

	Groups	Heavy metals	Noncarcinogenic hazard			HI
			Soil from the interior area of the site	Children	As			NC
Cr
Cu
Pb
Ni
Zn
Hg
Sum
Adults	As			NC
	Cr
	Cu
	Pb
	Ni
	Zn
	Hg
	Sum
Soil from boundary area of the site	Children	As		NC
		Cr
		Cu
		Pb
		Ni
		Zn
		Hg
		Sum
	Adults	As		NC
		Cr
		Cu
		Pb
		Ni
		Zn
		Hg
		Sum

NC: not calculated.