Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contaminated Site: Case study of Rania Industrial Belt, Kanpur

Abstract

HI=1.40 and 4.97 based on the mean and maximum concentration of heavy metals, respectively. The maximum Hazard Quotient was found for Pb (HQ = 0.55) followed by Fe (HQ = 0.52) in the Non-Carcinogenic Risk assessment. The exposure of the children to the site may cause various adverse health effects on them. Carcinogenic Risk due to Cr(VI) and Pb were found to be more than 1x10 -6 for all the considered receptor. Exposure to the site by any of the receptors can cause the cancer risk. It was found that Non Carcinogenic and Carcinogenic risk for child is about 8.5 times more than that for adult.