Exposure and health risk assessment from consumption of Pb contaminated water in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Yohannes Tesfaye Endale, Argaw Ambelu, Geremew Sahilu Gebrie, Bernd Mees, Gijs Du Laing
Abstract
; hence cancer risks are not a concern. The study concluded that Addis Ababa's drinking water is likely to be a source of lead exposure where consumers at specific city locations are at risk of numerous non-cancer health effects. The impacts are expected to be severe in the Ethiopian context; hence further investigations and coordinated interventions are required.
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Hazard quotientPercentileHealth riskContaminationTolerable daily intakeHealth risk assessmentInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryEnvironmental chemistryAnimal scienceToxicologyMedicineEnvironmental healthChemistryBody weightMass spectrometryInternal medicineBiologyEcologyStatisticsChromatographyMathematicsHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityHeavy metals in environmentWater Quality and Pollution Assessment