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Table 2 Target hazard quotient (THQ) for different heavy metals and their hazard index (HI) from consumption of five fish species collected from Buriganga River, Bangladesh

From: Human health risks from heavy metals in fish of Buriganga river, Bangladesh

THQ
Heavy metals	Puntius ticto	Puntius sophore	Puntius chola	Labeo rohita	Glossogobius giuris
V	0.059	0.040	0.038	0.168	0.042
Cr	0.271	0.212	0.175	0.922	0.251
Mn	1.027	0.658	0.854	3.694	0.819
Ni	0.024	0.018	0.015	0.097	0.011
Cu	0.042	0.033	0.025	0.069	0.022
Zn	0.100	0.121	0.143	0.123	0.095
As	0.157	0.093	0.083	0.357	0.098
Se	0.058	0.049	0.052	0.053	0.058
Mo	0.002	0.005	0.002	0.005	0.001
Ag	0.004	0.001	0.001	0.000	0.000
Cd	0.003	0.003	0.001	0.006	0.001
Sb	0.011	0.007	0.007	0.022	0.007
Ba	0.013	0.012	0.017	0.014	0.005
Pb	0.001	0.002	0.001	0.003	0.001
HI	1.773	1.255	1.414	5.535	1.412

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