ESTIMATION AND HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS (Cd, Cr, Pb, Cu and Ni) IN CHILDREN TOYS

Abstract

The potential risk that heavy metals cause during the early stages of childhood development makes it a global health concern. Main aim of this study is to determine the concentration of cadmium, chromium, nickel copper, and chromium (VI) to carry out dose response assessment, evaluating questionnaire responses given by children’s parents in Lahore, Pakistan and calculating hazard quotient (HQ) in order to evaluate whether concentrations are above or below permissible limit.