Health risk assessment of some selected heavy metals in infant food sold in Wa, Ghana by Flora Amerley Amarh, Eric Selorm Agorku, Ray Bright Voegborlo, Gerheart Winfred Ashong, George Atiah Atongo

“…Health risk assessment indices like the Estimated Daily Intake (EDI), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), Cancer Risk (CR) and Hazard Index (HI) were calculated. …”
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Impact of Heavy Metals Toxicity on Children and Adults from Local Rice Varieties of Northern Nigeria by Habibat O. Adubiaro, Aminu Dauda, Yahaya A. Adamu

“…The data of the non-carcinogenic risk assessment indicated that the THQ values of Cd, Hg, and As were less than the maximum permissible limit of 1.0 for both children and adults. …”
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The mediating and moderating effects of resilience between childhood trauma and geriatric depressive symptoms among Chinese community-dwelling older adults by Shaojie Li, Shaojie Li, Yongtian Yin, Guanghui Cui, Chi Zhang, He Zhu, Yao Yao

“…The trauma history questionnaire (THQ) was used to measure CTEs and childhood trauma severity. …”
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Heavy Metal Pollution and Risk Assessment in Different Species of Fish from the Bohai Sea by Qilong LI, Bin XIA, Qi SUI, Keming QU, Lin ZHU, Yu LI

“…To evaluate the dietary risk posed by heavy metal-contaminated fish, we introduced daily intake (DI) and target hazard quotient (THQ) as assessment indicators. DI represents the daily intake of heavy metals from fish consumption, whereas THQ indicates the potential health risk of ingesting heavy metals.The fish samples collected for this study belonged to 10 different species: Setipinna taty, Scomberomorus niphonius, Pampus argenteus, Trichiurus lepturus, Eupleurogrammus muticus, Engraulis japonicus, Cynoglossus joyneri, Thryssa kammalensis, Liparis tanakae, and Enedrias fangi. …”
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Human health, ecological risk and heavy metal pollution assessment in Langat River by transplantation of Corbicula javanica by Wong, Koe Wei

“…Furthermore, the calculated THQ and total THQ were found to be less than 1. …”
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Trace Metals in Vegetables and Associated Health Risks in Industrial Areas of Savar, Bangladesh by Md. Al Amin, Md. Estiar Rahman, Sahadat Hossain, Mahmudur Rahman, Mohammad Moshiur Rahman, Md. Jakariya, Md. Tajuddin Sikder

“…The target hazard quotient (THQ) of Pb in zucchini and stem amaranth and the THQs of Cr in all analyzed vegetables was greater than one. …”
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Assessment of trace elements (Cu, Fe, and Zn) in Limnothrissa miodon from Lake Kariba, Zambia: implications for ecological and human health by Oliver J. Hasimuna, Wilson W.L. Jere, Austin H. Mtethiwa, John Yabe, Moses Chibesa, Joseph Mphande, Inyambo Mumbula, Chisomo J. Phiri, Sillah Siavwapa, Kundananji Nawanzi, Kingdom Simfukwe

“…Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) and Hazard Quotient (THQ) values for males and females remained under recommended thresholds, suggesting minimal health risks from consumption. …”
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Content and Dietary Exposure Assessment of Toxic Elements in Infant Formulas from the Chinese Market by Chuanyou Su, Nan Zheng, Yanan Gao, Shengnan Huang, Xue Yang, Ziwei Wang, Hongjian Yang, Jiaqi Wang

“…The estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ) and hazard index (HI) were calculated for infants between 0.5 and 5 y of age. …”
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Evaluation of Mineral Nutrient and Health Risk in Flower of 17 Cultivars of Hibiscus mutabilis L. by Xinmei ZENG, Xi WANG, Xiaoqing SHI, Lu CAI, Mengxia LI, Zhangshun ZHU, Cun CHEN

“…The highest average ratio of AWI to PTWI of the four harmful elements was no more than 10%, and the THQ was less than 1, the results indicated that trace elements intake form the flower of H. mutabilis had no significant health risk to people who consume it. …”
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Assessment of human exposure to food crops contaminated with lead and cadmium in Owerri, South-eastern Nigeria by Joseph Ikechukwu Nwachukwu, Leon J. Clarke, Elias Symeonakis, Francis Q. Brearley

“…Conclusion: The findings revealed that children and toddlers are more prone to Pb contamination via food crop ingestion than adults based on the THQ and HI evaluations; hence need for relevant policies to ensure food safety. …”
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Dynamics impacts of oxytetracycline on growth performance, intestinal health and antibiotic residue of grouper in exposure and withdrawal treatment by Fan Wang, Yishan Lu, Junming Cao

“…We also assessed the potential human health risks based on target hazard quotient (THQ). The results showed that OTC exposure had no effects on growth rate parameters but caused liver and intestine atrophy. …”
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Health Risks Assessment of Heavy Metal from Consumption of Oreochromis Mossambicus and Oreochromis Niloticus in Denpasar, Bali by Ni Made Utami Dwipayanti, I Gst. Ayu Kunti Sri Panca Dewi, Ni Putu Gita Saraswati Palgunadi, Muliana Rofida, Ni Ketut Sutiari, I Gede Herry Purnama

“…EDI from consuming Oreochromis niloticus with Pb is 0.0015-0.0025 mg/kg/day; and 0.00 mg/kg/day for Cu and Cr. The THQ calculation for carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks showed no health risk from consuming the fish from the Badung River. …”
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Health risk assessment attributed the consumption of fish and seafood in Belém, Pará, Brazil by William Quaresma Ferreira, Bianca Silva da Fonseca Alves, Kelly das Graças Fernandes Dantas

“…The PTWI ranged from 0.005 to 0.323 for a consumption of 173 g of fish. The THQ values found were lower than 1, showing that the samples studied do not have a carcinogenic effect when consumed. …”
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Elemental Composition and Health Risk Assessment of Giant Mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) From the Intertidal Zone of the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia by Ley Juen Looi, Ahmad Zaharin Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Aris, Noorain Mohd Isa, Fatimah Md. Yusoff, Fatimah Md. Yusoff, Hazzeman Haris

“…Health risk assessment through the estimation of THQ suggested that long-term exposure of As through fish consumption would cause possible non-carcinogenic risk. …”
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Growth response, heavy metal content, and health risk assessment of Brassica juncea L. and Amaranthus tricolor L. cultivated in urbanized and rural areas by Ramli, Syamira

“…Health Risk Assessment (HRA) parameters, Estimated Daily Intake (EDI) and Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) were done according to the formula. The results showed that total dry weight of Brassica sp. was greater when grown in rural area, and greater for Amaranthus sp. when grown in urban area. …”
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Accumulation and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal(loid)s in Soil-Crop Systems from Central Guizhou, Southwest China by Xuexian Li, Nanting Liu, Wei Meng, Jin He, Pan Wu

“…The human health risk assessment of <i>THQ</i> values demonstrated that the health risks to local residents from eating corn and drinking tea were low.…”
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Cadmium and lead accumulation in important food crops due to wastewater irrigation: Pollution index and health risks assessment by Yousef Alhaj Hamoud, Hiba Shaghaleh, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Ashar Ayub, Umair Riaz, Ghalia S.H. Alnusairi, Suliman Mohammed Suliman Alghanem

“…The target hazard quotient (THQ) value of Cd exceeded the non-carcinogenic limit for most vegetables. …”
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HEAVY METAL CONTENTS IN COMMERCIAL FISHES CONSUMED IN UMUAHIA AND THEIR ASSOCIATED HUMAN HEALTH RISKS by Robert Ikechukwu Uroko, Amarachi Agbafor, Simeon Ikechukwu Egba, Oluomachi Nancy Uchenna, Rose Simon Adeyi Sangodare, Chinedu Paulinus Nwuke, Osisioma Kenneth Nwanosike

“…Target hazard quotients (THQ &lt; 1) were observed in all the fishes except I. punctalus with THQ &gt; 1 for Fe. …”
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Substituent Effects of the Nitrogen Heterocycle on Indole and Quinoline HDN Performance: A Combination of Experiments and Theoretical Study by Shujiao Jiang, Sijia Ding, Yasong Zhou, Shenghua Yuan, Xinguo Geng, Zhengkai Cao

“…In comparison, those of THQ cannot stably simultaneously adsorb on the Ni-Mo-edge because of the non-coplanarity. …”
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The effect of selenium co-ingestion on mercury bioaccessibility in contaminated fish of the Amazon region by Thais Aparecida Santos Oliveira, Rayke Kerves Silva Dias, Lilian Rodrigues Rosa Souza, Márcia Andreia Mesquita Silva da Veiga

“…However, due to the high fish consumption in the riverside population's diet, the Hazard Index (HI) and Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) values, including beans and Brazil nuts, exceeded the safe limit, even though THQ had decreased by 55%, and 66% with adding beans and Brazil nuts, respectively. …”
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