Table 6 Estimated Daily Intake of Metal (DIM) through vegetables
From: Transfer of metals from soil to vegetables and possible health risk assessment
Trace elements | Average conc. Of 8 vegetables (μg/g) | Intake by human being (mg/g) | RfDa(mg/day) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fe | 92.390 | 27.72 | 10.0-60.0 | WHO 1994 |
Cu | 5.134 | 1.54 | 2.0-3.0 | WHO 1994 |
Mn | 25.950 | 7.79 | 0.5-5.0 | WHO 1994 |
Zn | 52.544 | 15.76 | 15.00 | WHO 1994 |
Co | 0.268 | 0.080 | 3.010 | Food and Nutrition Board, 2004 |
Cr | 0.953 | 0.286 | 105 | US EPA 2010 |
V | 0.161 | 0.048 | 1.80 | WHO 2004 |
Ni | 0.905 | 0.272 | 1.400 | US EPA 2010 |
Pb | 0.625 | 0.188 | 0.245 | WHO 1993 |
Cd | 0.593 | 0.178 | 0.070 | US EPA 2010 |