Metal
|
Material
|
Minimum concentration(*)
|
Maximum concentration(*)
|
Average background valuea
|
ADIb,c
|
EDI(worst-case)d,e
|
Metal daily quantity ingested respect to ADI (%)
|
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LEAD
|
Pepper
|
LOD (0.010)
|
0.044
|
0.01–0.02
|
0.0036
|
0.000020
|
0.6
|
Eggplant
|
LOD (0.010)
|
0.035
|
0.000040
|
1
|
Lettuce
|
LOD (0.010)
|
0.027
|
0.000024
|
0.7
|
Strawberry
|
LOD (0.010)
|
LOQ (0.020)
|
0.0000066
|
0.2
|
Turnip greens
|
LOQ (0.020)
|
0.044
|
0.000022
|
0.6
|
CADMIUM
|
Pepper
|
LOD (0.0010)
|
0.020
|
0.006
|
0.0001
|
0.0000091
|
9
|
Eggplant
|
LOQ (0.010)
|
0.026
|
0.000030
|
30
|
Lettuce
|
LOQ (0.010)
|
0.019
|
0.000017
|
17
|
Strawberry
|
LOD (0.0010)
|
LOQ (0.010)
|
0.0000033
|
3
|
Turnip greens
|
LOQ (0.010)
|
0.027
|
0.000014
|
14
|
TOTAL ARSENIC
|
Pepper
|
LOQ (0.020)
|
0.029
|
0.003
|
0.005
|
0.000013
|
0.3
|
Eggplant
|
LOQ (0.020)
|
0.031
|
0.000035
|
0.7
|
Lettuce
|
LOQ (0.020)
|
0.020
|
0.000018
|
0.4
|
Strawberry
|
LOQ (0.020)
|
0.044
|
0.000015
|
0.3
|
Turnip greens
|
LOQ (0.020)
|
0.076
|
0.000039
|
0.8
|
MERCURY
|
Pepper
|
LOD (0.0050)
|
LOD (0.0050)
|
0.002
|
0.0016 (**) 0.0003 (***)
|
0.0000023
|
0.1
|
Eggplant
|
LOD (0.0050)
|
LOD (0.0050)
|
0.0000058
|
0.4
|
Lettuce
|
LOD (0.0050)
|
LOQ (0.010)
|
0.0000090
|
0.6
|
Strawberry
|
LOD (0.0050)
|
LOD (0.0050)
|
0.0000017
|
0.1
|
Turnip greens
|
LOD (0.0050)
|
LOQ (0.010)
|
0.0000051
|
0.3
|
- (*) LOD: Limit of detection. LOQ: Limit of quantification. (**) ADI of Hg. (***) ADI of CH3Hg