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 TYPE | WHO RfD | FA | EDI | HQ | (mg/kg BW/day) | (gg-1) | (mg/kg BW/day) |
| Pond H. Catfish | 0.15 | 0.648 | 6.394 × 10−4 | 4.262 × 10−3 | Pond H. Tilapia | 0.15 | 1.580 | 1.558 × 10−3 | 1.039 × 10−2 | Pond I. Tilapia | 0.15 | 0.616 | 6.078 × 10−4 | 4.052 × 10−3 | Pond J. Catfish | 0.15 | 0.428 | 4.233 × 10−4 | 2.822 × 10−3 |
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