Table 8: Incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) associated with fish and water consumption.

 

Sampou

Gbarain

Nembe

ILCR (10-3)

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Fish

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzo(b)fluoranthene

0.0007

0.0001

0.0003

0.0001

0.0013

0.0003

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

0.0004

0.0001

0.0002

0.0000

0.0002

0.0001

Benzo(a)pyrene

0.0090

0.0017

0.0012

0.0002

0.0049

0.0010

Total

0.0101

0.0019

0.0017

0.0003

0.0064

0.0014

(Kruskal Wallis: 1.412; p-value: 0.494, df:2)

Water

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benzo(b)fluoranthene

0.1089

0.0428

0.0041

0.0023

0.0048

0.0024

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

0.0072

0.0028

0.0037

0.0021

0.0002

0.0001

Benzo(a)pyrene

0.2292

0.0901

0.0558

0.0308

0.0130

0.0066

Total

0.3452

0.1357

0.0636

0.0351

0.0179

 0.0091

(Kruskal Wallis: 3.298; p-value: 0.193, df:2)