Research Article

Levels and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soil, Water, and Vegetables of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 5

Average daily intake (± standard deviation) of heavy metals (mg/person/day).

Scientific namePbZnCuFe

I. batatas1.71 (0.14)6.15 (0.77)0.72 (0.12)9.49 (1.22)
A. hybridus0.59 (0.03)2.44 (0.10)0.41 (0.01)4.50 (0.15)
A. esculentus0.13 (0.03)1.04 (0.06)0.27 (0.01)1.91 (0.13)
S. melongena0.09 (0.01)3.00 (0.17)0.16 (0.03)1.65 (0.01)
Average0.633.160.394.39
PMTDI0.2115.02.015.0