Risk Assessment of Kumasi Metropolis Population in Ghana through Consumption of Fish Contaminated with Formaldehyde

Table 6

The EDI results for carcinogenic risk evaluation expressed in mg/kg body weight/day for tilapia in cold stores.

SAMPLING POINT	WHO RfD	FA	EDI	HQ
	(mg/kg BW/day)	(gg^-1)	(mg/kg BW/day)
LTA	0.15	1.118	1.103 × 10^−3	7.354 × 10^−3
LTB	0.15	2.430	2.398 × 10^−3	1.598 × 10^−2
LTC	0.15	1.220	1.204 × 10^−3	8.025 × 10^−3
LTD	0.15	2.255	2.225 × 10^−3	1.483 × 10^−2
LTE	0.15	2.418	2.386 × 10^−3	1.591 × 10^−2
LTF	0.15	1.516	1.496 × 10^−3	9.972 × 10^−3

LTA= local tilapia at sample point A, LTB= local tilapia at sample point B, LTC= local tilapia at sample point C, LTD= local tilapia at sample point D, LTE= local tilapia at sample point E, and LTF= local tilapia at sample point F.