Sanitary Risks Connected to the Consumption of Infusion from Senna rotundifolia L. Contaminated with Lead and Cadmium in Cotonou (Benin)

Table 4

Summary of results for assessment of exposure to Pb and Cd.

	Q (kg/day)	Ce (mg/kg)	BW (kg)		DED (mg/kg/day)		DED total (mg/kg/day)		DQ
			Child	Adult	Child	Adult	Child	adult	Child	Adult
Lead	0.37	1.825	20	65	3.376; 10^−2	2.105; 10^−2	3.6; 10^−2	1.118; 10^−2	10.10	3.10
Cadmium		0.062			1.14; 10^−3	0.71; 10^−3	1.52; 10^−3	0.46; 10^−3	1.52	0.46

DED: daily dose of exposure; Total DED: daily dose of total exposure; Q: mean quantity of herbal tea consumed by a child; Ce: average concentration of lead or cadmium measured in Senna rotundifolia L.; BW: body weight of the consumer; DQ: danger quotient.