Research Article
Human Risk Assessment of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Vegetables from Kumasi, Ghana
Table 7
Combined health and carcinogenic risks of multiple residues of organochlorine pesticide in vegetable samples.
| | Health risk | Farms | Cabbage | Lettuce | Onion | | Adult | Children | Adult | Children | Adult | Children |
| | Combined health risk | Ayigya | 4.31 × 10−1 | 2.59 × 101 | 4.31 × 10−1 | 2.59 × 101 | 5.94 × 10−4 | 3.56 × 10−3 | | Gyenyase | 9.48 × 10−3 | 5.69 × 10−2 | 2.90 × 10−1 | 1.74 × 101 | 2.50 × 10−1 | 1.50 × 101 | | Nsenie | — | — | 3.49 × 10−1 | 2.09 × 101 | 1.21 × 10−1 | 7.27 × 10−1 | | Kentinkrono | 3.77 × 10−2 | 2.26 × 10−1 | 3.95 × 10−1 | 2.37 × 101 | 4.42 × 10−2 | 2.65 × 10−1 | | Anglican Hostel | 2.25 × 10−2 | 1.35 × 10−1 | 2.51 × 10−4 | 1.51 × 10−3 | 3.00 × 10−1 | 1.80 × 101 |
| | Carcinogenic risk | Ayigya | 7.79 × 10−9 | 2.80 × 10−7 | 4.54 × 10−7 | 1.63 × 10−5 | 5.29 × 10−9 | 1.90 × 10−7 | | Gyenyase | 4.24 × 10−8 | 1.53 × 10−6 | 2.98 × 10−7 | 1.07 × 10−5 | 2.60 × 10−7 | 9.37 × 10−6 | | Nsenie | — | — | 5.04 × 10−7 | 1.81 × 10−5 | 2.79 × 10−7 | 1.00 × 10−5 | | Kentinkrono | 1.20 × 10−7 | 4.31 × 10−6 | 5.11 × 10−7 | 1.84 × 10−5 | 2.76 × 10−8 | 9.93 × 10−7 | | Anglican Hostel | 5.73 × 10−8 | 2.06 × 10−6 | 3.90 × 10−9 | 1.40 × 10−7 | 3.85 × 10−8 | 1.39 × 10−6 |
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Note: values >1 could potentially pose hazards to consumers.
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