Table 2: Estimated dose values and hazard indices of ROCP exposures in fish at different trophic levels (O. niloticus, Ciprinuscarpio and Carassius carassius) sampled in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia.
DDT mg/kg | Fish species | RfD (µg kg-1 day-1) [9] | Estimated dose (µg kg-1 day-1) | Hazard index | ||||
0-1 years | 1-11 years | Adult | 0-1 years | 1-11 years | Adult | |||
0.030 | Oreochramis nilaoticus | 0.5 | 0.081 | 0.027 | 0.011571 | 0.162 | 0.054 | 0.023 |
0.036 | Ciprinus carpio | 0.5 | 0.0972 | 0.0324 | 0.013886 | 0.1944 | 0.0648 | 0.0278 |
0.027 | Carassius carassius | 0.5 | 0.0729 | 0.0243 | 0.010414 | 0.1458 | 0.0486 | 0.0208 |
N.B body weight of 10 kg for children in age-class 0-1 years, 30 kg for children in age-class 1-11 years, and 70 kg for adults Numbers in bold indicate hazard indices greater than one.