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Table 6 Oral reference doses (RfD) and upper tolerable daily intakes (UL) for investigated metals.

From: Heavy metals health risk assessment for population via consumption of vegetables grown in old mining area; a case study: Banat County, Romania

Nr

Element

RfD (mg Kg-1 day-1) [references]

UL (mg day-1)

[references]

1

Fe

0.700 [31]

45 [1]

2

Mn

0.014 [31]

11 [1]

3

Zn

0.300 [6, 31]

40 [1]

4

Cu

0.040 [6, 31]

10 [1]

5

Ni

0.020 [6, 31]

1 [1]

6

Cd

0.001 [6, 31]

0.064 [26]

7

Pb

0.0035 [6]

0.240 [26]

  1. The average body weight for people from Banat County [32]: Wmale = 81 Kg and Wfemale = 67 Kg.