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Table 5 Chronic cumulative exposure to OP and SP through ready-to-eat vegetables in Kumasi, Ghana

From: Health risks due to consumption of pesticides in ready-to-eat vegetables (salads) in Kumasi, Ghana

Pesticide

iEDI (mgkg−1 day−1)

Adjusted RPF a

Concentration expressed in equivalents of index compounds

ADI of Index Compounds

Chlorpyrifos

1.07 × 10−5

0.12b

1.28 × 10−6

 

Diazinon

1.38 × 10−5

0.02b

2.76 × 10−7

 

Organophosphate

  

1.56 × 10−6 c

0.004

Bifenthrin

1.17 × 10−5

1.01

1.18 × 10−5

 

Cypermethrin

1.73 × 10−6

0.19

3.28 × 10−7

 

Deltamethrin

6.90 × 10−7

1.00

6.90 × 10−7

 

Fenvalerate

1.21 × 10−4

0.36

8.69 × 10−7

 

Lambda-cyhalothrin

1.55 × 10−5

1.63

2.53 × 10−5

 

Permethrin

1.07 × 10−5

0.09

9.62 × 10−7

 

Synthetic Pyrethroids

  

4.00 × 10−5 c

0.01

  1. aAdjusted RPF = FQPA 10X factors of index compound (USEPA 2006, 2011) × Oral RPF
  2. bMethamidophos as index compound and the rest had Deltemethrin as index compound
  3. cChronic cumulative intake/exposure