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Table 2 Incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) for adults associated with ingestion of Chinese cabbage at different growth stages

From: Effect of pyrene-induced changes in root activity on growth of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L.), and the health risks caused by pyrene in Chinese cabbage at different growth stages

Growth stage

Treatment

ILCR

Male

Female

Seedling stage

0

5.31 × 10–7

6.04 × 10–7

 

5

1.53 × 10–6

1.74 × 10–6

 

15

3.69 × 10–6

4.20 × 10–6

 

45

5.37 × 10–6

6.11 × 10–6

 

135

2.35 × 10–5

2.67 × 10–6

 

405

3.89 × 10–5

4.43 × 10–5

Rosette stage

0

7.62 × 10–7

8.66 × 10–7

 

5

1.12 × 10–6

1.28 × 10–6

 

15

1.49 × 10–6

1.69 × 10–6

 

45

5.93 × 10–7

6.11 × 10–6

 

135

1.20 × 10–6

1.36 × 10–6

 

405

1.81 × 10–5

2.06 × 10–5

Heading stage

0

2.39 × 10–7

2.71 × 10–7

 

5

3.19 × 10–7

3.63 × 10–7

 

15

3.63 × 10–7

4.13 × 10–7

 

45

6.55 × 10–7

7.45 × 10–7

 

135

8.32 × 10–7

9.47 × 10–7

 

405

1.09 × 10–5

1.24 × 10–5

  1. Values are means of three replicates