Distribution and Health Risk Assessment on Dietary Exposure of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Vegetables in Nanjing, China

Table 4

MOE indicators within different population groups in Nanjing.

(a)

	⁢Consumption of ⁢vegetables (g day^−1)			Mean BaP/∑PAH4 (ng/g)	⁢Population exposure ⁢ (ng kg^−1 b.w. day^−1)			BMDL10 (µg kg^−1 b.w. day^−1)	⁢MOE
	Mean	Median	75 %tile		Mean	Median	75 %tile		Mean	Median	75 %tile
BaP	219	235	258	1.05	4.68	5.02	5.50	70	14960	13956	12728
PAH4 sum	219	235	258	9.90	44.0	47.2	51.7	340	7723	7204	6571

(b)

Population groups	⁢MOE (in case of mean BaP)			⁢MOE (in case of mean PAH4)
	Mean	Median	75 %tile	Mean	Median	75 %tile
All residents	14960	13956	12728	7723	7204	6571
Male
Children	7857	7330	6685	4056	3784	3451
Adolescents	15351	14320	13061	7924	7392	6742
Adults	20357	20357	20357	10509	9803	8941
Seniors	19780	18452	16829	10211	9525	8688
Female
Children	7493	6990	6375	3868	3609	3291
Adolescents	14471	13499	12312	7470	6969	6356
Adults	17384	16216	14790	8974	8371	7635
Seniors	16989	15848	14454	8770	8181	7462