Research Article

Risk Assessment of Kumasi Metropolis Population in Ghana through Consumption of Fish Contaminated with Formaldehyde

Table 7

The EDI results for carcinogenic risk evaluation expressed in mg/kg body weight/day for tilapia and catfish from fish ponds (H, I and J).

FISH TYPEWHO RfDFAEDIHQ
(mg/kg BW/day)(gg-1)(mg/kg BW/day)

Pond H. Catfish0.150.6486.394 × 10−44.262 × 10−3
Pond H. Tilapia0.151.5801.558 × 10−31.039 × 10−2
Pond I. Tilapia0.150.6166.078 × 10−44.052 × 10−3
Pond J. Catfish0.150.4284.233 × 10−42.822 × 10−3