Research Article
Estimation and Human Health Risk Assessment of Organochlorine Pesticides in Raw Milk Marketed in Zagazig City, Egypt
Table 1
Estimated daily intake of OCPs due to ingestion of milk among Egyptian population.
| | ADI | Cow’s milk | Buffalo’s milk | Goat’s milk | | | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children |
| pp-DDT | 10000 | 74.03 | 296.13 | 184.43 | 737.73 | 293.7 | 1174.8 |
| pp-DDD | 10000 | 51.1 | 204.4 | 70.36 | 281.46 | 184.1 | 736.4 |
| pp-DDE | 10000 | 57.43 | 229.73 | 120.73 | 482.93 | 147.16 | 588.66 |
| Heptachlor | 100 | 42.23 | 168.93 | 50.76 | 203.06 | 45.16 | 180.66 |
| Heptachlor-epoxide | 100 | 64.03 | 256.13 | 78 | 312 | 51.1 | 204.4 |
| -HCH | 5000 | 50.7 | 202.8 | 60.53 | 242.13 | 307.2 | 1228.8 |
| -HCH | 5000 | 111.46 | 445.86 | 317.03 | 1268.13 | 736.66 | 2946.66 |
| Aldrin | 100 | 38.86 | 155.46 | 61.83 | 247.33 | 147.03 | 588.13 |
| Endrin | 100 | 7.66 | 30.66 | 24.66 | 98.66 | 51.06 | 204.26 |
| Chlordane | 500 | 47.36 | 189.46 | 40.33 | 161.33 | 41.46 | 165.86 |
| HCB | 600 | 11.83 | 47.33 | 24.8 | 99.2 | 37.76 | 151.06 |
| Methoxychlor | 6300 | 5.16 | 20.66 | 15 | 60 | 29.6 | 118.4 |
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ADI: acceptable daily intake. Values in bold are higher than ADI.
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