title: Primary health risk analysis of metals in surface water of Taihu Lake, China.
abstract: The status and health risks of eight metals, Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn, Fe, Ni and Mn, in surface water from Taihu Lake (Jiangsu Province, China) were evaluated. The results showed that the maximum hazard quotients (HQ) value through ingestion pathway and dermal adsorption pathway was 2.74E-01 (Ni) and 2.57E-02 (Cd), respectively. However, the individual hazard quotient and total hazard index of eight metals through ingestion and dermal adsorption pathway was all lower than 1, indicating that the pollution situation in the surface water of Taihu Lake concerning these metals has no or low adverse health effects.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 210046 Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Shaogui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D060106:Lakes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical