Research Article

Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils before Rice Sowing and at Harvesting in Southern Jiangsu Province, China

Table 6

Bioavailability of heavy metals in different digestive stages of adults and children.

AgeTargetSimulated gastric absorption stage (%)Simulated intestinal absorption stage (%)
CdPbCuZnCdPbCuZn

AdultMaximum values2.12E-021.43E-021.65E-011.02E-014.34E-034.02E-039.07E-024.50E-02
Minimum values6.15E-039.35E-038.00E-022.67E-021.31E-031.76E-032.88E-025.73E-03
Average values1.30E-021.17E-021.20E-015.87E-022.72E-032.81E-035.54E-022.08E-02
PTWI30.00107.1430.00107.14

ChildrenMaximum values7.93E-026.86E-024.55E-013.25E-011.62E-021.92E-022.50E-011.44E-01
Minimum values3.58E-022.82E-022.74E-011.66E-017.63E-035.32E-039.88E-023.57E-02
Average values5.59E-024.66E-023.60E-012.41E-011.17E-021.12E-021.66E-018.53E-02
PTWI30.00107.1430.00107.14

Conversion of weekly tolerance to daily tolerance.