Table 10. Exposure assessment of detected heavy metals in convenience foods

Heavy metals	Concentration (mg/kg)	EDI1) (μg/kg b.w./day)	Weekly intake2) (μg/kg b.w./week)	PTWI3) (μg/kg b.w./week)	%PTWI4)	Monthly intake5) (μg/kg b.w./month)	PTMI6) (μg/kg b.w./month)	%PTMI7)
Pb	0.011	0.0384	0.2689	25	1.0757	-	-	-
As	0.0086	0.0300	0.2103	15	1.4017	-	-	-
Cd	0.0049	0.0171	-	-	-	0.5134	25	2.0536

Estimated daily intake = residual mean concentration (mg/kg) × 1000 × daily food intake (kg/day) / 66.57 kg (Mean body weight of Korean adults referenced from NHIS, 2024).
Weekly intake = (EDI × 7).
Provisional tolerable weekly intake.
%PTWI = (weekly intake / PTWI) × 100.
Monthly intake = (EDI × 30).
Provisional tolerable monthly intake.
%PTMI = (monthly intake / PTMI) × 100.