Safety of Drinking Water from Primary Water Sources and Implications for the General Public in Uganda

Table 5

Incremental lifetime cancer risk amongst Ugandan children and adults consuming drinking water from different sources.

Cd in drinking water	Number of values	Children	Adults	values
		Mean ± SEM (×10^−4)
Borehole	7	0.573 ± 0.0649^b	2.87 ± 0.324^a	0.0003196
Bottled water	7	0.617 ± 0.0476^b	3.086 ± 0.2381^a	3.213E − 05
Open well	8	0.636 ± 0.0455^b	0.505 ± 0.0361^a	6.557E − 06
Spring water	10	0.617 ± 0.0325^b	3.09 ± 0.163^a	4.019E − 06
Tap water	8	0.656 ± 0.0484^b	3.28 ± 0.242^a	8.152E − 06

Different superscripts indicate ILCR comparisons against US EPA limits. ^aThreat of cancer; ^bno threat.