Table 4: Carcinogenic Risk for adult exposed to toxic metals in some locally produced beverages in Nigeria.

Samples

Toxic metals (mg/kg)

Cr

Cu

Zn

Ni

Mn

Fe

Mokite

0.011

0.002

0.002

3.96 E-5

1.31 E-4

0.077

Palm wine

0.0023

3.4 E-4

0.0012

1.16 E-4

7.73 E-5

0.040

Agbo

5.7 E-4

 

0.0022

 

8.86 E-4

0.053

Ogogoro

4.2 E-4

1.44 E-5

9.9 E-4

 

4.96 E-5

0.0468

Kunu

0.0198

1.3 E-4

0.0034

1.92 E-4

2.34 E-4

0.1212

Pigweed

0.0042

 

7.2 E-4

9.12 E-6

9.16 E-5

0.0510

Zobo

0.0017

 

0.0022

1.66 E-4

8.65 E-4

0.0548