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Table 10: Mean Element Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) Values Springing up from Intake of Four Staple Food Types (Adults) for Wet and Dry Seasons Foodstuff As Cd Cu Mn Pb Zn TTHQ Wet Season Cassava 7.80E+00 3.84E-01 1.90E-02 4.39E-01 2.90E-02 1.16E-01 8.79E+00 Maize 8.44E+00 5.11E-01 4.50E-02 6.50E-01 1.80E-02 3.81E-01 1.00E+01 Plantain 8.65E+00 6.39E-01 8.30E-02 9.25E-01 3.30E-02 3.06E-01 1.06E+01 Yam 9.21E+00 2.56E-01 2.60E-02 5.25E-01 1.50E-02 4.49E-01 1.05E+01 TDHQ 3.41E+01 1.79E+00 1.73E-01 2.54E+00 9.50E-02 1.25E+00 9.99E+00 Dry Season Cassava 9.46E+00 7.67E-01 5.80E-02 5.22E-01 5.80E-02 1.42E-01 1.10E+01 Maize 1.33E+01 5.11E-01 7.40E-02 7.41E-01 4.00E-02 4.36E-01 1.51E+01 Plantain 1.67E+01 6.39E-01 1.37E-01 1.11E+00 8.40E-02 3.75E-01 1.90E+01 Yam 1.30E+01 3.84E-01 4.20E-02 6.58E-01 3.30E-02 5.13E-01 1.46E+01 TDTHQ 5.24E+01 2.30E+00 3.11E-01 3.04E+00 2.15E-01 1.47E+00 1.49E+01 Source: Field Data, (2018) The total diet THQ of each element (total diet i.e., the sum of sweet cassava, maize, plantain, and white yam) Cropland Bioaccumulation Risks of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil of Some Designated Foodstuffs Cultivated in Odu’a Farm Establishment, Aawe, Oyo State, Nigeria © 2023 Global Journals 1 Year 2023 20 Global Journal of Science Frontier Research Volume XXIII Issue ersion I VI ( )D