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Table 8 Non-carcinogenic risk of cyanide for both adult and children

From: Human health risk assessment of cyanide levels in water and tuber crops from Kenyasi, a mining community in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

Type

Pathway

Adult

Children

Dam water

Ingestion

0.40

2.95

Dermal

0.34

1.42

Bore hole water

Ingestion

0.43

3.18

Dermal

0.35

1.52

Cassava

Ingestion

0.91

6.75

Cocoyam

Ingestion

0.42

3.13

Fish

Ingestion

1.47

7.21

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Food Safety and Risk

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